I was wondering if anybody on this form has any experience with EI back pay claims? I know this sounds stupid, and perhaps I am just an idiot but here is my quick story.
I was laid off from a job a couple of years back, I got a decent severance package and was hesitant to apply for EI. I didn't want to "get government money and handouts" even though this is an employment insurance program for that reason. I know, like I said an idiot.
Friends and family convinced me I should apply so I took their advice and applied over a year after being laid of. I got a declined claim due to not having enough workable hours, which I knew cause I didn't work in the year it was being claimed. I tried calling the contact center to show that I was claiming EI from the years and years of working full time. It was a gong show, couldn't get through and I just quit and had a minor bout of mental health and probably depression associated with everything.
Fast forward to 2020 and I am ready to get back in the game, feeling good about a whole host of aspects of my personal life and than Covid happens. I am regretting not getting EI when I had the chance and now with job prospects looking weak, I am looking at a back pay program.
Anybody have any experience?
Thanks in advance!
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