What is the name of your state? Illinois
I had been late for work several times (1 to 15mins) do to signal problems on my train. I called in to notify my employer each time this happen by 7:30am, as my start time was 8:30am. I also explained the situation once I arrived to work. After being on time for several weeks my train was late again, I called in to my employer and again explained the situation. I received a verbal warning when I arrived to work. I then approached my direct manager and explained the problem and told her I would drive into work on the days I got to the train station and discovered the trains were running late, to prevent being late for work. However, looking ahead to the winter months if something happened (I.e. bad weather) once I was already on the train, there would not be anything that I could do to prevent being late and I wanted to be sure this would be excused. I told my manager that I was willing to make up the time by staying late, taking a shorter lunch or possibly changing my hours to 8:45am. I was told that I was not going to be fired, that we would come up with a rule that would be fair to everyone. I was also told the slate would be wiped clean afterwards. After two weeks of several meetings, it was decided that "tardiness would be dealt with at managements discretion." I was disappointed that my hours would not be changed, but I was happy to have a fresh start. The following Monday I was 10 minutes late and I was offered a mutual agreement to separate. I was told this was no ones fault, I was not being fired and I was not quitting, as we were merely agreeing to mutually separate. I was told I would be given a letter of recommendation, I would be able to use the company as a reference and I would be able to go back to the agency that I used. I asked for 48 hours to think about it and after doing so I believed this would be better than having the embarrassment of being fired on my work record, so I agreed. I was then allowed to stay 3 weeks, until my replacement was found. I filed for unemployment and was told that my employer said I quit. After I explained everything to the unemployment representative I was told in the eyes of the law I was fired and was awarded benefits. However, I’ve just received a letter informing me that the employer has filed for an appeal. What should I do? I regret not getting anything in writing, but we parted on the best of terms and I had no reason to believe this would happen. I cant deny being late, but I did not quit, that was a lie. Will I loose my benefits?
I had been late for work several times (1 to 15mins) do to signal problems on my train. I called in to notify my employer each time this happen by 7:30am, as my start time was 8:30am. I also explained the situation once I arrived to work. After being on time for several weeks my train was late again, I called in to my employer and again explained the situation. I received a verbal warning when I arrived to work. I then approached my direct manager and explained the problem and told her I would drive into work on the days I got to the train station and discovered the trains were running late, to prevent being late for work. However, looking ahead to the winter months if something happened (I.e. bad weather) once I was already on the train, there would not be anything that I could do to prevent being late and I wanted to be sure this would be excused. I told my manager that I was willing to make up the time by staying late, taking a shorter lunch or possibly changing my hours to 8:45am. I was told that I was not going to be fired, that we would come up with a rule that would be fair to everyone. I was also told the slate would be wiped clean afterwards. After two weeks of several meetings, it was decided that "tardiness would be dealt with at managements discretion." I was disappointed that my hours would not be changed, but I was happy to have a fresh start. The following Monday I was 10 minutes late and I was offered a mutual agreement to separate. I was told this was no ones fault, I was not being fired and I was not quitting, as we were merely agreeing to mutually separate. I was told I would be given a letter of recommendation, I would be able to use the company as a reference and I would be able to go back to the agency that I used. I asked for 48 hours to think about it and after doing so I believed this would be better than having the embarrassment of being fired on my work record, so I agreed. I was then allowed to stay 3 weeks, until my replacement was found. I filed for unemployment and was told that my employer said I quit. After I explained everything to the unemployment representative I was told in the eyes of the law I was fired and was awarded benefits. However, I’ve just received a letter informing me that the employer has filed for an appeal. What should I do? I regret not getting anything in writing, but we parted on the best of terms and I had no reason to believe this would happen. I cant deny being late, but I did not quit, that was a lie. Will I loose my benefits?
