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== people on EI will face stricter ==
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Ottawa is forging ahead with contentious changes to employment insurance, announcing an implementation date of Jan. 6, despite heated opposition from unions and politicians from eastern Canada.
Starting in the new year, people on EI will face stricter, more complex rules for keeping their benefits, with the goal of getting unemployed workers back into the workforce sooner.
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Finley spelled out the details on Thursday.
As always, EI claimants need to be engaged in a “reasonable job search” to find “suitable employment,” but now, those terms have been defined more concisely.
It’s all going to be based on personal circumstances
Starting in January, a reasonable job search includes research job opportunities, preparing a resume, registering for job banks, attending job fairs, applying for jobs, and undergoing competency evaluations.
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“What was the individual’s previous work pattern? How long was their previous commute? What kind of hours did they work? Day shift or night shift? Will they be incurring additional expenses for a new job such as travel or child care?”
At the same time, the government will be sending each claimant more labour market information �� job postings and other information about the local job market. Plus, the government has pledged to strengthen the links between EI and the temporary foreign worker program, to make sure foreigners aren’,[http://www.cheapttoryburchoutletus.com/ tory burch sale];t being brought in to take jobs that Canadians need.
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“For workers in the Atlantic provinces, these reforms are catastrophic,” said Wayne Lucas, Newfoundland and Labrador president for the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
“Their impact will be hardest on the thousands of workers in seasonal industries such as fishing, forestry, construction and tourism, including a high proportion of women.”
Finley said she has listened to the concerns of seasonal workers.
“The opposition has portrayed the new guidelines as very regimental and without any flexibility, and that’s absolutely not the case. It’s all about common sense, and making sure the person is better off working than not.”
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