Employment Insurance Top-up. A full-time employee who has at least one (1) full year of service (12 months) with the Employer, entitled to parental leave and who provides proof that he or she is in receipt of Employment Insurance benefits pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act shall be paid an allowance in accordance with the Supplementary Benefit Plan. In respect of the period of parental leave, payments made according to the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan will consist of the following: • first two (2) weeks of the leave will be paid at ninety-three percent (93%) of regular weekly base salary (except where already taken or declined by EI) • for 10 weeks at the difference between their Employment Insurance benefits and ninety-three percent (93%) of regular weekly base salary For an hourly paid employee, an average of the regular weekly earnings for the prior twenty-eight (28) weeks is used to determine regular average weekly salary. Regular earnings include regular pay, paid leaves of absence such as bereavement, jury duty, vacation, sick and lieu time payments, WSIB payments and training time paid. Statutory holiday pay is also included if considered a regular day’s pay. Overtime pay is not included as regular earnings. All copies of the Employment Insurance stubs must be provided (as proof) to calculate and process the EI Top Up payments. The Top Up payment will not be adjusted as a result of any pay adjustments that occur during the leave period.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Employment Insurance Top-up. A full-time employee who has at least one (1) full year of service (12 months) with the Employer, entitled to parental leave and who provides proof that he or she is in receipt of Employment Insurance benefits pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act shall be paid an allowance in accordance with the Supplementary Benefit Plan. In respect of the period of parental leave, payments made according to the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan will consist of the following: • first two (2) weeks of the leave will be paid at ninety-three percent (93%) of regular weekly base salary (except where already taken or declined by EI) • for 10 weeks at the difference between their Employment Insurance benefits and ninety-three percent (93%) of regular weekly base salary For an hourly paid employee, an average of the regular weekly earnings for the prior twenty-eight (28) weeks is used to determine regular average weekly salary. Regular earnings include regular pay, paid leaves of absence such as bereavement, jury duty, vacation, sick and lieu time payments, WSIB payments and training time paid. Statutory holiday pay is also included if considered a regular day’s pay. Overtime pay is not included as regular earnings. All copies of the Employment Insurance stubs must be provided (as proof) to calculate and process the EI Top Up payments. The Top Up payment will not be adjusted as a result of any pay adjustments that occur during the leave period. • To be eligible for the Employment Insurance Top Up Program, the leave must commence prior to January 22, 2019; • Effective January 23, 2019, the Employment Insurance Top Up Program will cease to exist.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Employment Insurance Top-up. A full-time employee who has at least one (1) full year of service (12 months) with the Employer, entitled to parental leave and who provides proof that he or she is in receipt of Employment Insurance benefits pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act shall be paid an allowance in accordance with the Supplementary Benefit Plan. In respect of the period of parental leave, payments made according to the Supplementary Employment Benefit Plan will Planwill consist of the following: • first two (22 ) weeks of the leave will be paid at ninety-three ninetythree percent (93%) of regular weekly base salary (except where already taken or declined by EIEl) • for 10 weeks at the difference d ifference between their Employment Insurance benefits and ninety-three percent (93%) of regular weekly base salary For an hourly paid employee, an average of the regular weekly earnings for the prior twenty-twenty eight (28) weeks is used to determine regular average weekly salary. Regular earnings include regular pay, paid leaves of absence such as bereavement, jury dutyd uty, vacation, sick and lieu time payments, WSIB payments and training time paid. Statutory holiday pay is also included if considered a regular day’s 's pay. Overtime pay is not included as regular earnings. All copies of the Employment Insurance stubs must be provided (as proof) to calculate and process the EI El Top Up payments. The Top Up payment will not be adjusted as a result of any pay adjustments that occur during the leave period.
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Samples: Collective Agreement