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Employment Insurance Benefits Articles
Avoid paying severance to ill employees and pay the price
Seldom will a temporary illness justify dismissal. But what happens when a sick employee may never return? Can employers discard employees they view as festering on their disability insurance or must they keep their jobs available for an indefinite period of time? According to a recent Alberta case, employers must tread carefully with injured employees or pay the price of their severance. ...[read more]
Employment insurance benefits are not a sure bet
Employees gripe about deductions for employment insurance (EI) premiums taken directly from their paycheque, yet few are cognizant of when and how they can apply for payment of employment insurance benefits. Eligibility for employment insurance (formerly called “unemployment insurance”) has three simple rules...[read more]
Employment Law Basics
Most employees cling to beliefs about workplace rights they gleaned from media, friends or researching on the Internet. But many of these "perceived" rights often do not exist. Here are some of my favourite misconceptions....[read more]