moved for leave to introduce Bill C-520, an act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (employer's bankruptcy).
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to introduce today in the House a bill to amend the Employment Insurance Act in the event of an employer's bankruptcy.
This bill would make it possible to take into account, for the purpose of eligibility for employment insurance benefits, the hours worked by a contributor who has not been paid for the hours he worked for his bankrupt employer, which the employer obviously did not make the contributions necessary for these hours worked.
Having been penalized as a result of the employer's bankruptcy by the loss of his job and, second, by not being paid for the work done, the claimant is again penalized when the hours he did work without pay are not counted so he may receive benefits while he is looking for another job.
I think, therefore, that it is very important to change the Employment Insurance Act as quickly as possible in order to provide a balance for workers of good faith.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)