ICYMI - Exclusive: New memo tells staff to make CERB payment even if claimant quit job voluntarily or was fired for cause
Among the few requirements for receiving a $2,000-a-month emergency payment from the federal government is that claimants have been put out of work by the pandemic.
Adjudication of what it refers to as “contentious issues” is to be deferred until later, says the note, which was viewed by the National Post. When there is evidence of potential abuse, said an earlier memo also viewed by the Post, employees should issue payments and not refer cases for investigation.
An ESDC official defended the latest directive on Wednesday, saying that many Canadians who have temporarily quit their jobs did so as a result of the pandemic lockdown, in order to look after school-aged children or unwell family members.The official, who was not authorized to respond on the record, said someone who has been fired for cause would normally not qualify for benefits, but records of employment that contain such information are not needed to receive CERB.
The latest memo, called “COVID-19 and deferral of adjudication on an EI Emergency Response Benefit claim,” deals in part with applications from individuals whose records or claim indicates they quit or were fired. One of the sources familiar with the process said that statement is nonsense because one of the requirements of the program is to be unemployed because of the pandemic.
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