Employment Insurance Benefit Entitlement (8:VII): Difference between revisions

A person attending a course full-time is usually considered only “available for work”asdefined in s 18ifheor she was referred to take that course byan authority designated by the Commission (s 25(1)). Even if the course is part-time and improves the claimant’ s  chances of finding employment, the claimant may still be disentitled because heor she is considered unavailable for work. In these circumstances a claimant may attempt to prove availability, ifthe course does not interfere with the job search and heor she would immediately be able toaccept an offer of employment.  An appeal can and should be made against a disentitlement due to taking an unauthorized course, although according to s 25(2), the Commission’ s  decision to  refer a claimant to a course isnot reviewable under s 112.  Persons attending full-time courses not approved by the Commission may still be entitled toEI  benefits if they have established their eligibility by working  part-time while attending classes and if they are still available for their previous hours of work on virtually no notice.