EI Benefits
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EI benefit claims are up for working-age men and women: StatCanA growing number of men and women in the working-age population are getting unemployment benefits, recent data from Statistics Canada shows.EconomyAug 23, 2024
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No EI benefits for man fired over COVID-19 vaccine, test refusal: Federal CourtA federal court judge says that a man in Ontario was not entitled to receive Employment Insurance benefits after losing his job for refusing COVID-19 vaccination and testing.CanadaFeb 2, 2023
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EI sickness benefits to be extended to 26 weeks as feds tease long-promised reformThe maximum length of unpaid medical leave available to federally regulated private-sector workers is also being extended to 27 weeks from 17.CanadaNov 25, 2022
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Feds aiming to ease access for full parental leave, employment minister saysEmployment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the issue is particularly acute for new mothers because of how the decades-old system has been designed.CanadaJan 1, 2022
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Liberals propose increasing new coronavirus benefits to match CERBThe value of weekly benefits for unemployed workers would rise to $500 a week under new legislation from the Liberals.CanadaSep 24, 2020
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New moms who lost jobs amid coronavirus told to work to qualify for parental EICanada's employment minister vowed again recently that a fix was coming to help those women qualify for employment insurance, but told MPs it's complicated.HealthJun 8, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: The country’s EI hotspots — pre-COVID-19 crisis — were mostly in Atlantic CanadaIn one part of Newfoundland and Labrador, one in four persons in the work force were receiving employment insurance benefits in February, more than 10 times the national average.CanadaApr 18, 2020
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Coronavirus: Unions brace for layoffs at airlines, hotels and casinosThe hotel sector has already seen significant layoffs with airlines expected to announce job cuts soon.MoneyMar 16, 2020
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In an election focused on families, an ‘implicit tax’ on parents is under the radarThe benefits clawback faced by parents who work part-time while on leave is 'very, very, very high,' said one economist.PoliticsSep 21, 2019
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Scheer pledges new tax credit, says it will make parental leave benefits ‘tax-free’The new plan comes after major changes to the parental leave program by the Liberals last year.CanadaAug 20, 2019
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