Benefit Period of Employment Insurance (8:V): Difference between revisions
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Section 10(8) states that a benefit period terminates when: | Section 10(8) states that a benefit period terminates when: | ||
#no further benefits are payable to the claimant in his or her benefit period; | #no further benefits are payable to the claimant in his or her benefit period; | ||
#the benefit period would otherwise end under this section; and | #the benefit period would otherwise end under this section; and | ||
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#*c) qualifies to receive benefit under this part of the ''EI Act''. | #*c) qualifies to receive benefit under this part of the ''EI Act''. | ||
:'''NOTE:''' The way benefit rates are calculated under the ''EI Act'' can make the timing of the decision to end one claim and start a new one crucial. Therefore, it may be better for a claimant to terminate an existing benefit period prior to its expiration and establish a new one, in order to use working periods during the benefit period that may improve his or her benefit rate | :'''NOTE:''' The way benefit rates are calculated under the ''EI Act'' can make the timing of the decision to end one claim and start a new one crucial. Therefore, it may be better for a claimant to terminate an existing benefit period prior to its expiration and establish a new one, in order to use working periods during the benefit period that may improve his or her benefit rate or attachment. | ||
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