Employment

Finley says employment insurance data a victim of technical glitches

25 May 2012

OTTAWA - A government spokeswoman says public access to some key employment insurance data was cut off because of technical glitches that may soon be resolved.

‘Self-Employment Assistance’: How We’re Helping Americans Help Themselves

25 May 2012

In June of 2008, Adam Lowry and Michael Richardson found themselves unemployed. The tech startup where they worked in Portland, Vidoop, had just closed its doors, and employees were being offered company laptops in lieu of back wages. Common sense would dictate that these promising young programmers should file for unemployment insurance (UI) and begin [...]

Employment Insurance review boards to be scrapped

25 May 2012

The federal government is scrapping two review boards used by people appealing decisions made about their employment insurance.