Employment Insurance Benefit is a program, which gives income support for a specific time period. It is given to people who are employed, but have a long gap of unemployment due to health problem or pregnancy or guardianship, or to someone who is taking care of an immediate family member on the verge of death. The benefit includes regular wages, which can fulfill the basic requirements of living. It is also for those, who are job hunting and are unable to find a job for a certain period of time. This program usually comes under social security scheme, which is kind of social insurance for the needy people in order to prevent hunger and poverty. This ultimately helps in creating a better society because if they won’t get any benefit then there are more chances of them turning into a threat to the society in order to fulfill their basic needs.

Eligibility for Employment Insurance Benefit

There are certain criteria to be eligible for Employment Insurance benefit, which includes:
• One shouldn’t have lost their employment because of his/her misconduct but due to credit crunch or the bankruptcy of the organization.
• One should have the evidences that he or she has been looking for work vigorously. They will need to show documents to prove that.
• One must have paid the premiums in their Employment Insurance account, while they were working. Read the rest of this entry »