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Even though an “active job search statement” may not be required, the claimant should keep a job search record with this same information. The job search record should include everything done to look for work. It should be made clear that every attempt or type of attempt counts (including such things as contacting family members about employment opportunities, “cold calling,” etc.). The difficulty is that many claimants do not keep such records even though they have been warned to do so. In such cases, the claimant’s representative can only do the following: | Even though an “active job search statement” may not be required, the claimant should keep a job search record with this same information. The job search record should include everything done to look for work. It should be made clear that every attempt or type of attempt counts (including such things as contacting family members about employment opportunities, “cold calling,” etc.). The difficulty is that many claimants do not keep such records even though they have been warned to do so. In such cases, the claimant’s representative can only do the following: | ||
:a) advise the claimant to keep such lists in the future; and | |||
:b) (if true) argue that the claimant did not know that they had to keep such a list, and that any list now composed from memory is not a complete one, as the claimant cannot remember the details of all the employment opportunities they pursued. | |||
Every regular benefit claimant must also register with the Commission. Claimants should visit the job board at least once a week and record these visits. Many EI offices now maintain electronic job boards that can be accessed from computer kiosks in the offices, or from home, like the Canada Job Bank. | Every regular benefit claimant must also register with the Commission. Claimants should visit the job board at least once a week and record these visits. Many EI offices now maintain electronic job boards that can be accessed from computer kiosks in the offices, or from home, like the Canada Job Bank. | ||
Claimants should also keep a record of all telephone calls and any other kind of contact for further evidence of job searching. | Claimants should also keep a record of all telephone calls and any other kind of contact for further evidence of job searching. Below is an example of a “job search record”: | ||
:June | :June 12 – 15: Checked The Sun and The Province want ads every day. | ||
:June 12: Phoned Ajax Plumbing: George Brown, Manager, said not to send in a written application, but to call back in a month. | :June 12: Phoned Ajax Plumbing: George Brown, Manager, said not to send in a written application, but to call back in a month. | ||