September 17, 1959. Appeal from the Court of Appeals, 115 So.2d 119. W. H. Albritton, Albritton Rankin, Andalusia, for petitioner.
In Andala , the claimant admitted that she had voluntarily terminated her employment because she was earning less under a new pay structure. See Andala Co. v. Ganus , 40 Ala. App. 455, 457, 115 So. 2d 119, 120 (1958). And in Jones , the Court of Civil Appeals noted that it was "undisputed" that the claimants had voluntarily terminated their employment by agreeing to buyouts in the face of an imminent workforce restructuring.
The law in Alabama is settled in that a substantial reduction in earnings is regarded as good cause for leaving one's employment. See Andala Company v. Ganus, 40 Ala. App. 455, 115 So.2d 119 (1958), rev'd on other grounds 269 Ala. 571, 115 So.2d 123 (1959); Alabama Textile Products, Corp. v. Rodgers, 38 Ala. App. 206, 82 So.2d 267 (1955); 81 C.J.S. Social Security ยง 232 (1977). In this case, claimant's earnings were reduced from at least $165 per week down to a maximum of $130 per week. Such a reduction in wages could constitute a substantial reduction.