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Doctordestiny · 06-08-2009, 09:25 AM

A friend was laid off a couple of months ago. He got a job as a labourer. He worked one shift and then hurt himself in a non job related accident. It looks like he'll be out of work now until school starts in September. Does he qualify for WCB or EI?

ken0042 · 06-08-2009, 09:59 AM

Non-job related means he does not get WCB. That is for people hurt on the job.

I think health reasons would be justification for quitting a job, as EI requires justification. (Something more than "my boss is a jerk.")

mykalberta · 06-08-2009, 10:01 AM

I would doubt it. Didnt work enough for EI and WCB doesnt cover non job injuries.

CaptainCrunch · 06-08-2009, 10:19 AM

He's eligible for nothing.

He's not eligible for EI because he worked one shift. He didn't get hurt on the job so he's not eligible for WCB

06-08-2009, 10:25 AM

Wounldn't it be the same as me? I'm on "sick leave" (back problems from pregnancy, which would be a non-work related injury) All I needed was a note from a doctor that said I was unable to perform the job I was hired to do.

The EI website says that you need to have accumulated 600 insured hours in the last 52 weeks or since your last claim.

They may make him look for work that he could do with his injury?

http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/e...cial.shtml#Who

CaptainCrunch · 06-08-2009, 10:34 AM

How long had you been at your job.

This person's one shift probably eliminates him from EI

06-08-2009, 10:43 AM

I had been there for a year. But as long as he put in the minimum hours at his last job, it looks like that is all that matters. He would need his ROE from his previous position to prove that he had put in his qualifying hours...

If he got laid off from his last job, wouldn't he have been collecting EI anyways? If he had, they usually don't cut you off until you have been working steadily for a month. EI would just deduct the one shift from his EI cheque and the next reporting period when they ask: Are you ready, willing and able to work? He says no and then supplies them with a doctors note.

Locke · 06-08-2009, 10:43 AM

He is elibible for nothing.

CaptainCrunch · 06-08-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Puxlut

I had been there for a year. But as long as he put in the minimum hours at his last job, it looks like that is all that matters. He would need his ROE from his previous position to prove that he had put in his qualifying hours...

If he got laid off from his last job, wouldn't he have been collecting EI anyways? If he had, they usually don't cut you off until you have been working steadily for a month. EI would just deduct the one shift from his EI cheque and the next reporting period when they ask: Are you ready, willing and able to work? He says no and then supplies them with a doctors note.

It sounded to me like he was a student and this was a summer job.

flamingreen · 06-08-2009, 10:57 AM

Similar situation happened to me. Worked for a company for a couple months and then hurt myself in a non-job related accident and was unable to work. No WCB as it was non-job related and because I had not worked 600 hours in the past year (first job out of university) I was unable to qualify for EI.

If your friend has amassed 600 hours of work (in the last 52 weeks) in his previous job he should be able to qualify for EI, regardless if he only worked one shift at his new job.

Calgaryborn · 06-08-2009, 11:02 AM

He should be fine as long as he had enough hours for EI in the job he got laid off from and can prove there was a medical reason for him quiting his last job. He should explain his reason for quiting his last job when he applies for EI to avoid delays. If he seen a doctor because of his injury that will help. Also, he should make it clear when he became healthy enough for work again if he is now.

BlackArcher101 · 06-08-2009, 02:09 PM

The answer is Notta. And he should have attempted to get EI long ago, not now.

CrusaderPi · 06-08-2009, 03:22 PM

You can delay filing an EI claim. For example, I was laid off in January, but didn't apply for EI till April. He's eligible for EI from the first job.

BlackArcher101 · 06-08-2009, 04:18 PM

True, but by the time he get's it... it'll be september now anyways, haha.

jayswin · 06-08-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

True, but by the time he get's it... it'll be september now anyways, haha.

Yeah, but he'll be reimbursed way back to when he was laid off, sans the two week period...and then they'll just deduct the money he earned at his second job from his first check or two.

BlackArcher101 · 06-08-2009, 04:42 PM

Does it matter how he left his first job?

CrusaderPi · 06-08-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by flameswin

Yeah, but he'll be reimbursed way back to when he was laid off, sans the two week period...and then they'll just deduct the money he earned at his second job from his first check or two.

No they won't. You can apply to get paid for that time, but you need a damn good excuse to get approval. EI benefits start from the time of application, not from the time of the lay off.

jayswin · 06-08-2009, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by CrusaderPi

No they won't. You can apply to get paid for that time, but you need a damn good excuse to get approval. EI benefits start from the time of application, not from the time of the lay off.

I applied quite awhile after my store closed down, and was approved without any problems.

BlackArcher101 · 06-08-2009, 06:12 PM

It depends on the situation really.