Human Resources committee  Employers do support EI being there to cover at least part of the income loss for employees who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. I think they are concerned about the way that finances have been handled in the past. They don't want to see a repeat of the monies being

Human Resources committee  Yes, thank you. There was no backlog when the board of referees and umpires.... There were a few cases the umpires were deliberating on to finish, and the board of referees' cases that were passed over were essentially those that were awaiting a ruling by CRA. All the work had b

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, members of the committee, good afternoon. My name is Judith Andrew, and I am the commissioner for employers at the Canada Employment Insurance Commission. I'm very pleased to be here on this first opportunity to appear before you on your present study of employment