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Types of Employment Insurance Benefits (8:IV) (view source)
Revision as of 20:01, 8 August 2018
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To qualify for sickness benefits, the claimant must be able to prove that he or she is unable to work due to illness, injury, or quarantine, which normally requires that the claimant obtain a medical certificate. The illness, injury, or quarantine must be that of the claimant personally, not a child or other family member. | To qualify for sickness benefits, the claimant must be able to prove that he or she is unable to work due to illness, injury, or quarantine, which normally requires that the claimant obtain a medical certificate. The illness, injury, or quarantine must be that of the claimant personally, not a child or other family member. | ||
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Up to 15 weeks of sickness benefits are payable to a claimant who is incapable of work due to a prescribed illness, injury, or quarantine (s 12(3)). Major attachment claimants can receive sickness benefits even if the illness is the reason for ceasing work. | Up to 15 weeks of sickness benefits are payable to a claimant who is incapable of work due to a prescribed illness, injury, or quarantine (s 12(3)). Major attachment claimants can receive sickness benefits even if the illness is the reason for ceasing work. | ||
==== b) Minor Attachment Claimant ==== | ==== b) Minor Attachment Claimant ==== | ||