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Unemployment Benefits: Workers
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Once an employee files for unemployment, the agency determines whether to grant or deny benefits and notifies the worker and the employer. After the decision of the agency, the employer or employee may appeal the decision within 14 days.
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· The UIA has implemented a Spanish version of MARVIN, the agency’s telephone system used by unemployed workers to report biweekly in order to receive unemployment benefits. MARVIN's menu system is now in English and Spanish. MARVIN’s telephone number is 1-866-638-3993.
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A bit over half of EI benefits are paid in Ontario and the Western provinces but EI is especially important in the Atlantic provinces, which have higher rates of unemployment. Many Atlantic workers are ... employed in seasonal work such as fishing, forestry or tourism and go on EI over the winter when there is no work. There are special rules for fishermen making it easier for them to collect EI. EI does not only cover unemployment, it also pays for maternity and parental leave, compassionate care leave, and illness coverage. The program also pays for retraining programs (EI Part II) through labour market agreements with the Canadian provinces.
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This article from Women’s E-News analyzes why women are less likely than men to receive unemployment benefits. It’s a relatively straight-forward article that explains some of the complicated factors that go into a benefits program designed with a (heterosexual) male worker in mind.
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