How long can a boss keep you on hold?

[LORDBLiTZ]

Before they have to lay you off by law? **** me, i've been off for 3 damn weeks now! And this week i'm not getting full hours. Can i go on EI???

[shithead]

What a shitty situation. He should voluntarily do it.

Have you asked him?

[waderow]

talk to him and get a lay off slip. If he has been paying you, good deal.
If he is going to be paying you short for a few weeks, you can get pogey to subsidize, or you may want to say **** it and wait it out if he says the full hours are coming.
Pogey is a terrible inconvienience, but you gott apay the bills. You will not see a pogey check for weeks though

[RagingRandy]

Temporary Layoff

An employee is on temporary layoff when an employer cuts back or stops the employee's work without ending his or her employment (e.g., laying someone off at times when there is not enough work to do). An employer may put an employee on a temporary layoff without specifying a date on which the employee will be recalled to work.

For the purposes of the termination provisions of the ESA, a "week of layoff" is a week in which the employee earned less than half of what he or she would ordinarily earn (or earns on average) in a week.

A week of layoff does not include any week in which the employee did not work for one or more days because the employee was not able or available to work, was subject to disciplinary suspension, or was not provided with work because of a strike or lockout.

Employers are not required under the ESA to provide employees with a written notice of a temporary layoff, nor do they have to produce a reason. They may, however, be required to do these things under a collective agreement or an employment contract.

Under the ESA, a “temporary layoff” can last:

1. not more than 13 weeks of layoff in any period of 20 consecutive weeks;
or
2. more than 13 weeks in any period of 20 consecutive weeks, but less than 35 weeks of layoff in any period of 52 consecutive weeks, where:
* the employee continues to receive substantial payments from the employer;
or
* the employer continues to make payments for the benefit of the employee under a legitimate group or employee insurance plan (such as a medical or drug insurance plan) or a legitimate retirement or pension plan;
or
* the employee receives supplementary unemployment benefits;
or
* the employee would be entitled to receive supplementary unemployment benefits but isn't receiving them because he or she is employed elsewhere;
or
* the employer recalls the employee to work within the time frame approved by the Director of Employment Standards;
or
* the employer recalls the employee within the time frame set out in an agreement with an employee who is not represented by a trade union;
or
3. a layoff longer than a layoff described in 'B' where the employer recalls an employee who is represented by a trade union within the time set out in an agreement between the union and the employer.

If an employee is laid off for a period longer than a temporary layoff as set out above, the employer is considered to have terminated the employee's employment. Generally, the employee will then be entitled to termination pay.

[ironwill]

EI sucks....If you make over 40 gs per yr you pay back a percentage at income tax time, if you make 80 gs, you pay back 100 percent....
Its all scaled in percentages in between those dollar figures...
I used to have guys that i had to lay-off, just wait for more work because it was a bugger to pay back as they made good money in 8 months and were laid off for approximately 4 months per yr..
Good luck bro, i hope the best for your situation......
I heard on the radio they are expecting to have at least 200,000 more job losses for 2009 in Canada....
They are thinking of cutting income tax in the new budget though....

[LORDBLiTZ]

Hey thanks, guys. What a ****ing shitshow. I blame the govt. I've got my own small business on the side that will cover the bills, but shit!... No one is spending money on toys right now.

I guess i'll just hurry up and wait.

**** me

[shithead]

Hey thanks, guys. What a ****ing shitshow. I blame the govt. I've got my own small business on the side that will cover the bills, but shit!... No one is spending money on toys right now.

I guess i'll just hurry up and wait.

**** me

What ya got?

[physique]

What ya got?

probably sex toys knowing LB

[LORDBLiTZ]

probably sex toys knowing LB

lmfao! how'd you guess!!!

:rofl