EI payments questions

[Buggy166]

talked to someone and they said that EI, although it takes 4-6 weeks to start payments, theyre supposed to pay you from the date you got laid off/contract ended.

now, i finally got my cheque (first one) after 2 months of waiting and im literally missing 1.5 months worth of it which roughly is just short of 2 grand, which, when you're unemployed and got bills to pay, is quite a chunk.

Do i get reimbursed for the time i lost due to them being backed-up with their forms or do they just keep going 1.5 months MORE going forward?

reason im asking is i might get a job within the next 2 months so im very unlikely to get 6 months worth of unemployment or 10 months (45 weeks?) i think it is now, but im still being owed that back-money.

it would seem pointless to pay IE if you dont get it when you need it. Anyone can shed some light on this?

[chenwaa123]

Well it took my wife 14 weeks to get her EI payment when she went on Mat leave last year (government bozo's) We ended up getting a lump sum cheque.

Remember that there is a wating period (I think two weeks ???) plus they net out any Vaction time/pay you may have received.

[fch]

3 weeks is the most EI can deduct.

- Standard 2 week 0% insurance deductable
- Max one week @0% deductable, if you received any package from work (vacation pay, other payment)

Also look at the dates in your EI slips, EI always pays 2 week behind, just like work pay chq, as at work, employee get paid after working and not before.

Hope this help

[skywalker]

3 weeks is the most EI can deduct.

- Standard 2 week 0% insurance deductable
- Max one week @0% deductable, if you received any package from work (vacation pay, other payment)

Also look at the dates in your EI slips, EI always pays 2 week behind, just like work pay chq, as at work, employee get paid after working and not before.

Hope this help

EI net out all the vacation pay/benefits pay/serverance... then starting EI payment. So it more likely over 3 weeks.

One of friends got laid off and at time he got about $4000 additional pay for the package. EI starting deduct $4000 from his EI payment.

He got first EI pay nearly after 2 months later.

[ray420]

EI net out all the vacation pay/benefits pay/serverance... then starting EI payment. So it more likely over 3 weeks.

One of friends got laid off and at time he got about $4000 additional pay for the package. EI starting deduct $4000 from his EI payment.

He got first EI pay nearly after 2 months later.

+1
2 weeks waiting period and minus any severance you may have received

[Buggy166]

i had no severance...contract work...so it would be instead of 1.5 months, only 1 month worth of non-paid back money. I guess ill have to call and find out whats exactly happening.