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Back in April 2008 I got an assignment as a Customer Service rep from Staffing/ Temp agency. The staffing agency said the assignment was for 6 weeks, however the assignment turned into 10 months. They liked me!, but was on a hiring freeze. About 2 weeks ago the company I was working for changed my original job duties into a "new project". However with this new "new project" I did make some keying errors..these errors were brought to my attention via email and I immediately fixed them. ( nothing like a warning more like can you fix and close these out properly) I had only been in this new role for 2 weeks and on Sunday my temp agency called me and said my assignment had ended and there was no need to report to the company on Monday. The temp agency said that the company had a stronger candidate in mind due to my performance issues. I admit I did make some errors ONLY within those 2 weeks out of the 10 months probably because I could not focus due to the fact that I just found out I was 7 weeks pregnant! The temp agency told me that they are willing to put me on another assignment again if one become available because they have had no prior problems with me and I have never been an issue. The temp agency told me 9/10 I will be able to get unemployment because it wasn't "willing misconduct" But Ive read other place where people have been denied for performance issues, but won an appeal..Is there a good chance I will get unemployment benefits due to fact it was through a temp/ staffing agency?? BTW the staffing agency nor does unemployment office know I'm pregnant..I want to keep it that way..Im not due until Sep

Shane

I have no idea where you read that information where someone has been denied unemployment due to performance issues. U.I. does NOT deny U.I benefits based on performance issues since they cannot or will not measure what the expectations were of the employer. Your agency advised you correctly since they will be the ones paying out your unemployment and NOT the place you worked at. There was no "willful misconduct" meaning you were not excessively late, absent, destroyed property, failed to follow company policy and procedures, theft, or violence. File your claim.

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