非常感谢楼主这么专业的贴。我看了本帖之前的相关讨论,还有Canada.ca 网站上EI部分关于病假,产假和父母假的说明,还是有不清楚的地方,烦请楼主和各位朋友帮助解答:
1. 病假,父母假,产假加起来究竟最长可以享受EI多久?
在Canada.ca的网站上,关于病假有的说明有这么一句话:For most people, combined EI special benefits—sickness, maternity, parental, compassionate care or PCIC benefits—can be paid for up to 50 weeks in a 52-week benefit period.(
http://www.esdc.gc.ca/en/ei/sickness/while_receiving.page)。
同时在 Digest of Benefit Entitlement Principles部分,关于combining又有这么一段解释(
http://www.esdc.gc.ca/en/reports/ei/digest/ch_24/combining_benefits.page):
When considering their maximums, all combined special benefits total 71 weeks. With a benefit period of 52 weeks in duration, it is not possible to access all special benefits, if required, without extending a claim. Accordingly, a claim may be extended (beyond the initial benefit period of 52 weeks) in order to pay special benefits as follows
Footnote 2:
- for a maximum of 56 weeks, when parental, illness and compassionate care benefits are combined;
- for a maximum of 56 weeks, when maternity, parental and compassionate care benefits are combined;
- for a maximum of 65 weeks, when maternity, parental and illness benefits are combined; or
- for a maximum of 71 weeks, when maternity, parental, illness and compassionate care benefits are combined.
In order to receive an extension, the following two conditions must be met:
- at least one week of each type of combined benefits was paid; and
- less than the maximum weeks of entitlement were paid for the benefit type(s) being requested in the extension.
The type(s) of special benefits payable during an extension of this type are only the types of special benefits paid during the initial benefit period. For example, where maternity, parental and compassionate care benefits were paid during the initial benefit period (52 weeks), the claimant would be entitled to receive additional weeks of maternity, parental and compassionate care during the extension. Illness benefits were not paid during the initial benefit period and therefore are not payable during the extended period.
我实在是看晕了。请问楼主和大家:
问题一:
这里的combine是什么概念?
1)是指病假的理由是因为怀孕?
2)是指病假和产假一起申请?
3)是指病假和产假由重合的时间段或者前后正好相连?
那么,如果我申请15周病假,也就是享受第23-36周的病假EI,那么我可以从第37周开始休满产假,然后休满15周产假后再休满37周产假吗?
问题二:
这里的initial benefit period是什么概念?这52周从什么时候开始计算?
1)理解一:是指时间的累计,从病假开始的第一天起计?如果三种假的分布期间超过52周(提前休病假),那么只能拿52周的EI?
2)理解二:是指支付金额周数的累积,从病假第一天起计?那么哪怕三周假集中在52周之内一起休(产假后才休病假),也只能拿52周的EI?
2.病假和产假间的时间关联问题?
这个问题和上面问题二的结论有关。如果65周的说法指的是,病假,产假,父母假的时间互不重叠,那么存在一种情形,即先休病假,然后病假结束时,还没到产前8周的日期,也就是病假EI结束日和产假EI开始日之间还有一段间隔。如果这样,是不是会影响到产假和父母假的申请和审批呢?因为产假和父母假的申请条件里面有一条:
The
qualifying period is the shorter of:
- the 52-week period immediately before the start date of your EI period; or
- the period since the start of a previous EI benefit period, if that benefit period started during the last 52 weeks.
也就是说,产假EI必须满足申请前52周或自上次EI开始日以来孰短的期间内,满足交金工作时间大于600小时的要求。当是当病假EI结束后,产假EI还没开始的情形下,这一条件显然无法满足,那岂不是存在产假和父母假全部无法批准的风险?
如此,是否得出结论,如果要用足65周,必须正正好好在产前27周(40+17-15-15)申请病假,这样才既不会间断,也不会重复?
另外,听说有人提前休病假,但是到32周时就被自动转为产假,估计也和这个combine的解释有关。