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(b) In which his unemployment is due to voluntarily leaving work without cause of

a necessitous and compelling nature, irrespective of whether or not such work is

in "employment" as defined in this act: Provided, That a voluntary leaving work

because of a disability if the employer is able to provide other suitable work,

shall be deemed not a cause of a necessitous and compelling nature: And

provided further, That no employe shall be deemed to be ineligible under this

subsection where as a condition of continuing in employment such employe

would be required to join or remain a member of a company union or to resign

from or refrain from joining any bona fide labor organization, or to accept wages,

hours or conditions of employment not desired by a majority of the employes in

the establishment or the occupation, or would be denied the right of collective

bargaining under generally prevailing conditions, and that in determining whether

or not an employe has left his work voluntarily without cause of a necessitous

and compelling nature, the department shall give consideration to the same

factors, insofar as they are applicable, provided, with respect to the determination

of suitable work under section four (t): And provided further, That the provisions

of this subsection shall not apply in the event of a stoppage of work which exists

because of a labor dispute within the meaning of subsection (d). Provided further,

That no otherwise eligible claimant shall be denied benefits for any week in

which his unemployment is due to exercising the option of accepting a layoff,

from an available position pursuant to a labor-management contract agreement,

or pursuant to an established employer plan, program or policy: Provided further,

That a claimant shall not be disqualified for voluntarily leaving work, which is

not suitable employment to enter training approved under section 236(a)(1) of the

Trade Act of 1974: Provided further, That a claimant shall not be disqualified for

voluntarily leaving work if the claimant left such work to accompany a spouse

who is on active duty with the United States Armed Forces and is required to

relocate due to permanent change of station orders, activation orders or unit

deployment orders and such relocation would make it impractical or

unreasonably difficult, as determined by the department, for the claimant to

continue employment with the claimant's employer. For purposes of this

subsection the term "suitable employment" means with respect to a claimant,

work of a substantially equal or higher skill level than the claimant's past

"adversely affected employment" (as defined in section 247 of the Trade Act of

1974), and wages for such work at not less than eighty per centum of the worker's

"average weekly wage" (as defined in section 247 of the Trade Act of 1974).

((b) amended Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.2153, No.156)