Brendon Bernard, a senior economist with hiring website Indeed, says the number of EI recipients is likely to drop following the change
OTTAWA — Temporary changes to the employment insurance program made during the pandemic are set to expire soon, jeopardizing access to jobless benefits for automotive workers in Windsor, Ont., who expect to be out of work in the fall, says a Unifor leader.
Now, as nearly 300 workers await a permanent layoff, Kennedy says many might be ineligible for EI due to expiration of measures that eased access to benefits. "Because our hours are shrinking, and we're not working as much, when the plant closes, there is a lot of us that will not have enough hours to keep us going."
Kennedy said the change is also concerning for workers at Syncreon because they'll "have to exhaust all their severance pay. To me that's wrong.” Employment and Social Development Canada conducted a survey last year as part of its efforts to engage the public on EI reform. According to results published on the department's website, 62 per cent of respondents agreed that eligibility requirements should be the same across the country. In addition, 60 per cent agreed that the temporary changes related to severance pay should be made permanent.
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