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{{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [https://www.ascentemploymentlaw.ca/about-us Richard Johnson], Ascent Employment Law|date= June 2023}} {{Dial-A-Law TOC|expanded = work}} | {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [https://www.ascentemploymentlaw.ca/about-us Richard Johnson], Ascent Employment Law|date= June 2023}} {{Dial-A-Law TOC|expanded = work}} | ||
Quitting a job affects your legal rights to things like employment insurance benefits and compensation you are owed. Learn your rights if you quit, and steps to protect yourself. | Quitting a job affects your legal rights to things like employment insurance benefits and compensation you are owed. Learn your rights if you quit, and steps to protect yourself. | ||
==What you should know== | ==What you should know== | ||
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==Work out the problem== | ==Work out the problem== | ||
Taking these steps can help protect your rights if you quit your job. | Taking these steps can help protect your rights if you quit your job. | ||
===Step 1. Try to fix the problem=== | |||
If you haven’t quit your job yet, consider options to fix the problem. You might consider: | If you haven’t quit your job yet, consider options to fix the problem. You might consider: | ||
* talking with your employer | * talking with your employer | ||
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* taking job-protected leave instead of quitting | * taking job-protected leave instead of quitting | ||
===Step 2. Figure out if you have no other reasonable choice but to quit=== | |||
If you quit your job and you want to get EI benefits, you must prove you had no other reasonable choice except to quit your job. | If you quit your job and you want to get EI benefits, you must prove you had no other reasonable choice except to quit your job. | ||
===Step 3. Check your employment contract=== | |||
Check the terms of your employment contract to make sure you meet any notice requirements on quitting your job. | Check the terms of your employment contract to make sure you meet any notice requirements on quitting your job. | ||
===Step 4. Start looking for another job=== | |||
You can start looking for another job before you quit. If you don’t want your current employer to be contacted, indicate on your application that you’re applying “in confidence.” | You can start looking for another job before you quit. If you don’t want your current employer to be contacted, indicate on your application that you’re applying “in confidence.” | ||
===Step 5. Give your employer notice=== | |||
It’s best to prepare a letter. It doesn’t need to be overly detailed. It should fit on a single page and include: | It’s best to prepare a letter. It doesn’t need to be overly detailed. It should fit on a single page and include: | ||
* a clear statement that you're going to resign | * a clear statement that you're going to resign | ||
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===Legal advice=== | ===Legal advice=== | ||
There are options for free legal advice. | There are options for free or low-cost legal advice. | ||
:'''Access Pro Bono's Free Legal Advice''' | :'''Access Pro Bono's Free Legal Advice''' | ||
