Key legal question
Whether late submission of the assigned job application amounted to refusal of suitable work under unemployment insurance rules.
Extracted holding
Yes. By sending the application only on 3 March 2005, the insured accepted the risk that the vacancy would be filled by someone else.
Extracted reasoning
Under the relevant case law, refusal exists not only when work is expressly refused, but also when the claimant lets the employment opportunity lapse by acting too late. The court found, on a balance of probabilities, that the letter was posted on 3 March, so no further evidence was needed.