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===Employment Insurance (EI)=== | ===Employment Insurance (EI)=== | ||
Employment Insurance (EI) is a federal government insurance program that all workers and employers pay into. It is often known just by its initials: EI. | |||
EI is meant to help workers when they lose their jobs, or need time off work. | EI is meant to help workers when they lose their jobs, or need time off work. | ||
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If you lost your job because you quit or got fired, it will be difficult to get EI benefits. Check with your EI office for the number of weeks you need to have worked in your area. | If you lost your job because you quit or got fired, it will be difficult to get EI benefits. Check with your EI office for the number of weeks you need to have worked in your area. | ||
See the People’s Law School website for more on [https://www.peopleslawschool.ca/everyday-legal-problems/work/getting-fired-or-laid/applying-employment-insurance Employment Insurance benefits]. | See the People’s Law School website for more on [https://www.peopleslawschool.ca/everyday-legal-problems/work/getting-fired-or-laid/applying-employment-insurance Employment Insurance benefits]. | ||
==Discrimination in employment== | ==Discrimination in employment== | ||