PLEASE NOTE:
THE UNION BENEFIT OFFICE IS CLOSED OVER THE CHRISTMAS SHUTDOWN
The Benefit Office will be closed over the Christmas Shutdown (Between Monday, December 23, 2024, through Wednesday, January 1, 2025). With the office closed it is important that you submit your approval or denial of EI directly to the oevchelp@ford.com as the company will have staff in to process SUB.
When submitting your approval or denial please make sure it is in PDF format. A screenshot is not accepted if it does not show your name.
The fastest way to get the approval or denial information is to access your My Service Canada Account (MSCA).
If approved please go to the My Current Claim section, save it and forward it to the company.
If denied please go to your Letters, save it and forward it to the company.
If you have trouble finding the letter from MSCA try right clicking the screen of the pertinent information and, click Print to Page, but adjust scale to fit your name and all the information. You can change the printer to PDF and you will be able to send the file by email.
If you do not have a working MSCA you may go to a Service Canada outlet to request your My Current Claim or the Denial Letter.
The Benefit Office will return on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
Just a reminder as we are starting to see a vast majority of members starting to complete their current E.I. claim.
WHEN YOUR EI CLAIM RUNS OUT
Some members are coming to the end of their EI claims or the end of EI entitlement or payable weeks of benefit. Other members will be reaching this point in the near future. If you come to the end of your EI claim, then you MUST make a NEW application for EI.
One of two things will happen once you reapply for EI. One, you will be entitled to a new benefit period for EI payment and a new claim will be established. Two, you will be denied EI based on insufficient hours worked to qualify and you will not receive further EI benefit.
If you are approved for a new EI claim, then a new claim will be established, and you will continue to receive EI payments and SUB to equal your 70% entitlement.
If you are denied a new EI claim based on insufficient hours, then you must supply the company with a letter of denial from EI and the company will then adjust the amount of SUB payment to equal your 70% entitlement. You use one (1) SUB credit for any week you receive SUB payment of any amount.
Once denied EI benefits, you will need to re-apply to EI every 16 weeks. This is to prove your continued denial of EI benefit to the company and qualify you for the full 70% SUB payment.
It is important to be aware that if you are not entitled to EI and you run out of SUB credits, you will be moved to IMP. IMP entitlement is 60% of a normal 40 hour week.
NOTE: There is NO REFERENCE CODE to use for EI applications at this time.
Reference codes are only supplied by the government for short term temporary layoffs.
It is strongly recommended that you create a “My Service Canada Account” (MSCA). If you have not already done this, then we suggest you create an account now. Having a MSCA will give you access to the details of your EI claim. You will be able to see remaining weeks of payment, payment amounts, ROEs, etc. you will also have access to any denial letter faster than waiting for a letter in the mail. The Action Centre at the Union Hall has volunteers ready and capable to assist with creating these accounts.
In solidarity,
Paul Ivey
Unifor Local 707 -Unit #1
Benefit Representative
Tim Batke
Alternate Benefit Representative
