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

*“the nature of the work is not contrary to the claimant’s moral convictions or religious beliefs”(9.002(c))•"the daily commuting time toor  from the place of work isnot  greater than one hour or, ifitisgreater than one hour, it does not exceed the claimant’ s daily commuting time toor from their place of work during the qualifying period orisnot  uncommon given the place where the  claimant resides, and commuting time is assessed by reference to the modes of commute commonly used inthe place where the claimant resides” (9.002(d))•“by accepting the employment, will notbe  put in a less favourable financial situation than the less favourable of (i) the financial  situation that the claimant isin while receiving benefits, and (ii) that which the claimant wasin during their qualifying period.” (9.002(f))•The  employment does not arise in consequence of a stoppage of work attributable to a labour dispute (Employment Insurance Act, s 27(2))•The level of earnings meets the requirements inEIR s 9.004 (see below)•The similarity of the employment to the claimants past employment meets the requirementsinEIR s 9.003. (see below)The level of earnings and similarity of employment required vary based onhow often the claimant has claimed EI benefits. Claimants are  broken into three categories for the purpose of determining what constitutes suitable work. Employment Insurance Regulations (SOR/96-332)s  9.003 categorizes asfollows:1.Long-Tenured Workers A claimant who has paid into EI seven of the past ten years and who has claimed 36 weeks or less of regular benefits in the past five years is considered a long-tenured worker. During the first 18 weeks of their EI claim in which they claim regular benefits, they need only accept  jobs in their previous occupation that pay 90%of their previous wages. Following