The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-07-04, Page 16•,!
Page 1.47,-Iantknow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 4, 1979
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DT RITA HOWARD
Canada Day was observed
on Sunday, July 1st at St.
Joseph's Church. The theme
at the 10.30 Mass was to pray
especially for the return to
the deep faith that made
Canada the great country it
is. Following the Mass, a
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observes Canada Da
procession formed to the
adjoining cemetery and in-
dividuals placed wreaths and
baskets of flowers at the
cross and at their family
graves, Prayers and singing
of hymns and 0 Canada
• followed. r
Wednesday, June 27 1979
was Graduation Day for St.
Joseph's School, Mass was
celebrated at 7.00 p.m. by
Father Dentinger, with Den-
ise Dalton as organist.
The Graduates are: Brent
Ben, Harry Boyle, Cathy
Chisholm, Denise Connelly,
Carl Courtney, Peter Doher-
ty, Carol Foran, Louis For-
gett, Lisa Frayne, Joe Gerd -
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were some ch
employment Ins
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Employment and Immigration Commission 2. If yours is classed as a new claim, you will
for at least 14 weeks in the yearbefore your need the usual 10 to 14 Weeks' Work*
Qualifying,Period*. Then you would only need 10 depending on your local VER*, plus up to
to 14 weeks, depending on the Variable six "extra" Weeks of Work*. The number
Entrance Requirement* where yoti live.
Are you starting to work again?
If you're coming back to work after being
away a year or more,you'll usually need
20 Weeks of Work*;in your Qualifying Period*
before you can qual4 for UI benefits. •
This applies wherever you live.
This 20 -week rulewon't apply, however,
' 4,
if you were in any of the following situations for a
total of at least 14 weeks in the year before your
Unless you worked at Qualifying Period*. —
least 20*. eeks in. the
These are the situations
pastyear,tnese changes . that count:
could apply to you.
• •• In December 1978, Parliament changed the.
Unemployment Insurance-program..Changes
starting -July 1 mean that some. people will
have to work longer before they can qualify
NI- Unemployment -Insurance benefits.
Please remember, these UI changes affect
only those claims which start on or after
July 1; 1979. And, the changes may or,may
not apply to you. So please read.on to see if
you are affected. • •
(You'll find terms such as "Weeks of Work':
Qualifying Period", "Variable Entrance
Requirement" (VER), and "Unemployment
Rate" marked by an asterisk (4): For easier
Understanding, see the box 'Explaining UI
• terms" al the end of this message) •
Here are the details of those changes.
Have you.worked.20 weeks or more
• in your Qualifying Period*?
so,, this message does notapply hi you.
For you, the number of weeks yoti need to
qualify for regular UI benefits and for UI ill- •
ness and maternity benefits, or the one-time
benefit at age 65 has not changed.
• -Are you working for the
•. ' first time?
To get UI benefits, you will usually need
20_ Weeks' Work*, no matter where you live. .
An exception to this would be if you were on
a training course approved by the Canada
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1. You were getting temporary worker's
disabilityompensation from a provincial
program; •, •
2. You were receiving,sick or maternity
leave payments; • , •
3. You were out of work because of a labour
• dispute at Your place of work? • .
4. You were on a Commission -approved ,
training course,
5 You were on UI
6. You were working in insurable 6nployment.-
•
••So, for first-time workers and those coming
back to work:
A. If you were in any of thesix situations for
a total of at least 14 weeks in the year before
your Qualifying Period*, then you need only
10 to 14 Weeks' Work* in the Qualifying
Period*, depending on the VER* where you •
live. • .
B. If none of the six situations fit your case,you
will have to have worked at least 20 weeks
to quaW for ULbenifits.
• NOTE: If you are returning to work after
being away more than one year, the 20 -week
rule will normally apply to you.
Didyou get IJI benefits in the
last year? •
If you got UI benefits in your Qualifying
Period*, there are new rules that may apply to
you unless the Unemployment Rate* in your
area is over 11.5 per cent. •
1. If a claim you had in the last year has not run
out, you may be able to renew*.
%- of "extra," weeks you'll need depends on how
• many weeks, yot.kgot on your. previous
UI claim. Yoi need. one "extra" week(.up to
a maximum of six) for every week yon got
over the VER* needed in your area. •
.11ere'.s an example: You need 12 Weeks' Work*
in your region (your local VER*) to qualify
• for benefits the first time. On your last claim
you drew 15 weeks' benefits before going back
to work. Now, you would need the usual 12
weeks, plus three "extra" work weeks (That's
the -difference between the 12 weeks you need-
ed to W rlosnd the 15 weeks of benefits you
drew In total you would need 15 Weeks' Work*
to qualify again within one year. The most
anyone needs any -Where is 20 weeks of work
to-qtialify
Again, please remember, when the
Unemployment Rate* in your area is over
11.5 per cent, this rule won't apply to
- you, You'll need only 10 Weeks' Work* to
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" "qualify for.regtdar Oi benefits.
Other changeihave been in
effect since January 1979:
• The weekly benefit rate was reduced to 60
per cent ofYour average insurable earnings *
(from 662/3 per cent).
• Most people employed for less than 20
hours a week are no longer covered by UL
• Higher -income claimants may have to
repay part:of VI benefits drawn in the
1979 tax year. This will only affect people
whose income, including UI benefits;.
is over $20,670. This will be explained
when you get your 1979 tax return. •
These things haven't changed:
Just as a review, these points haven't changed:
• You may still get UI illness and maternity
• benefits and the special benefit paid at
age 65 if you've worked 20 weeks in your• ,
'Qualifying Period*.
• There's still a two-week waiting period qt-
• before UT benefits start.
• To get regular benefits, you mil' st still be
• available for and looking for work each day
you are on claim.
• You must report any work and earnings
• while on claim.
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