Key legal question
Whether the insured's failure to seek work during the last months of a fixed-term contract justified a suspension of unemployment benefits.
Extracted holding
Yes. An insured person must start searching for work before unemployment begins, even while hoping for a continued contract; no concrete assurance of a permanent job existed.
Extracted reasoning
The obligation to seek employment arises during the notice period and continues until new employment is certain. The respondent had no guarantee of a permanent position and therefore should have made efforts earlier.