IN RE: the Claim of Patricia A. ROWE (1999)

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed December 29, 1997, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she voluntarily left her employment without good cause.

 Claimant, a legal secretary, was informed that she was receiving a raise of 6.66% and that her hours would be decreased by 21/212 hours per week due to plans to hire a new staff member to help alleviate her stress and workload.   Nevertheless, as a result of the decrease in claimant's hours, her weekly net pay was actually reduced by $3, prompting claimant to resign.   Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board that claimant left her employment without good cause.   Although the Board found that the employer unilaterally changed the terms and conditions of claimant's employment by reducing her weekly pay rate, we find no reason to disturb the Board's ruling that the circumstances presented here did not amount to such a substantial change as to give claimant good cause for leaving her employment (cf., Matter of Knoblauch [Mark Custom Recording-Sweeney], 239 A.D.2d 761, 657 N.Y.S.2d 250).   In any event, dissatisfaction with one's wages has been held not to constitute good cause for leaving one's employment (see, Matter of Smith [Commissioner of Labor], 253 A.D.2d 961, 678 N.Y.S.2d 410;   Matter of King [Sweeney], 243 A.D.2d 802, 665 N.Y.S.2d 348).   The Board's decision is accordingly affirmed.

ORDERED that the decision is affirmed, without costs.

MEMORANDUM DECISION.