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

Claimants who do not fit into either category above are considered occasional claimants. In the first six weeks in which they claim regular  benefits, they must accept jobs in their previous occupation that pay 90% of their previous earnings. For the twelve weeks following that, they must accept jobs in similar occupations paying 80% of their previous earnings.Following that, they must accept any job paying 70%of their previous wages. 4.Proof of Search for Suitable Employment Section 50(8) of the EI Act requires that a claimant prove heor she is making “reasonable and customary”efforts to obtain suitable employment. Again, this emphasizes the importance of keeping a job search record, which the claimant should update daily. The criteria are further elaborated in Employment Insurance Regulations (SOR/96-332) s9.001:               (a) the claimant’ s efforts are sustained;               (b) the claimant’ s efforts consist of                           (i) assessing employment opportunities,                            (ii) preparing a resuméor cover letter,  (iii) registering for job search tools or with electronic job banks oremployment agencies, (iv) attending job search workshops or job fairs, (v) networking, (vi) contacting prospective employers, (vii) submitting job applications, (viii) attending interviews, and (ix) undergoing evaluations of competencies; and (c) the claimant’ s efforts are directed toward obtaining suitable employment. C.Disqualification There are two categories of disqualification: s 27(1) and s 30(1). The effects of disqualification differ depending on what category the disqualification falls into: Section 27(1) states that a claimant is disqualified from 7 to12 weeks of benefits when, without good cause, heor she: •refuses a suitable employment offer; •refuses to apply for suitable employment when aware that a position is vacant oris  becoming vacant;