Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with termination clauses, 2018-2019 payroll rates and changes to the Employment Insurance Act.
Employment Insurance Act
Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: the new Canada Labour Code measures coming into force, liability for negative references and the Bill C-44 amendments to the Employment Insurance Act coming into force on December 3, 2017 .
EI benefits: New parent, more time off and more money?
To implement these measures, Budget 2017 proposes to amend the Employment Insurance Act. The Government also proposes to amend the Canada Labour Code to ensure that workers in federally regulated sectors have the job protection they need while they are receiving caregiving, parental or maternity benefits. Workers in provincially regulated sectors will have to wait and see if provincial legislation will also be changed to extend job protection for 18 months. Without job protection, the flexibility to receive EI benefits over a longer period of time will be meaningless.
