I am covered under a sickness benefit plan through my employer. Do I need to exhaust all my paid sick leave or group wage loss insurance (WLI) before being eligible for EI sickness benefits?
If you stop working because of illness and you are entitled to paid sick leave from your employer your must exhaust all your sick leave credits before being eligible for EI sickness benefits. As well, if you are entitled to a wage loss insurance (WLI) group plan you must first receive the WLI provided by that plan before being eligible for EI benefits.
Related Questions
- I am covered under a sickness benefit plan through my employer. Do I need to exhaust all my paid sick leave or group wage loss insurance (WLI) before being eligible for EI sickness benefits?
- Does this mean that if an employer does not have a paid sick leave plan that covers both sickness and disabilities, the employer could not deduct for such sickness and/or disability?
- If full salary is paid while an employee is on sick leave, does the employer have the right to request the Sickness Benefit cheques paid by National Insurance?
