Supplementary Employment Benefits. The federal government has made amendments to the rules governing parental leave. Parents can choose to receive parental benefits over a period of 12 months at the current benefit rate or up to 18 months at a lower benefit rate. The parties agree that, provided the CUPE member is in receipt of employment insurance benefits, Supplementary Employment Benefits (SEB) as outlined in Article 17.4 will be provided based on the standard parental benefit rate, regardless of the duration of the leave. The level of SEB will not increase should a CUPE member choose extended parental benefits. There are two options available for receiving federal EI parental benefits: 1. Standard parental benefits can be paid for a maximum of 35 weeks at a weekly benefit rate of 55 percent of the claimant’s average weekly insurable earnings, up to a maximum amount. For 2018, claimants can receive a maximum amount of $547 per week for up to 35 weeks. 2. Extended parental benefits can be paid for a maximum of 61 weeks at a weekly benefit rate of 33 percent of the claimant’s average weekly insurable earnings, up to a maximum amount. For 2018, claimants can receive a maximum amount of
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Supplementary Employment Benefits. The federal government has made amendments to the rules governing parental leave. Parents can choose to receive parental benefits over a period of 12 months at the current benefit rate or up to 18 months at a lower benefit rate. The parties agree that, provided the CUPE member is in receipt of employment insurance benefits, Supplementary Employment Benefits (SEB) as outlined in Article 17.4 15.8.3 will be provided based on the standard parental benefit rate, regardless of the duration of the leave. The level of SEB will not increase should a CUPE member choose extended parental benefits. There are two options available for receiving federal EI parental benefits:
1. Standard parental benefits can be paid for a maximum of 35 weeks at a weekly benefit rate of 55 percent of the claimant’s average weekly insurable earnings, up to a maximum amount. For 2018, claimants can receive a maximum amount of $547 per week for up to 35 weeks.
2. Extended parental benefits can be paid for a maximum of 61 weeks at a weekly benefit rate of 33 percent of the claimant’s average weekly insurable earnings, up to a maximum amount. For 2018, claimants can receive a maximum amount ofof $328 per week for up to 61 weeks.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Memorandum of Settlement
Supplementary Employment Benefits. The federal government has made amendments to the rules governing parental leave. Parents can choose to receive parental benefits over a period of 12 months at the current benefit rate or up to 18 months at a lower benefit rate. The parties agree that, provided the CUPE member is in receipt of employment insurance benefits, Supplementary Employment Benefits (SEB) as outlined in Article 17.4 15.8.3 will be provided based on the standard parental benefit rate, regardless of the duration of the leave. The level of SEB will not increase should a CUPE member choose extended parental benefits. There are two options available for receiving federal EI parental benefits:
1. Standard parental benefits can be paid for a maximum of 35 weeks at a weekly benefit rate of 55 percent of the claimant’s average weekly insurable earnings, up to a maximum amount. For 2018, claimants can receive a maximum amount of $547 per week for up to 35 weeks.
2. Extended parental benefits can be paid for a maximum of 61 weeks at a weekly benefit rate of 33 percent of the claimant’s average weekly insurable earnings, up to a maximum amount. For 2018, claimants can receive a maximum amount of.
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Samples: Collective Agreement