Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (S. U.B.) Pregnancy Leave benefits supplement payments made by Employment Insurance (EI) and this program are registered under the EI Act. Benefits are determined and payable based on your income and long term appointment status at McMaster in a manner similar to that used by EI. Members will be entitled to Pregnancy Leave Benefits S.U.B. for up to seventeen (17) weeks at 90% of the salary less the amount of Employment Insurance Benefits received. All benefits paid from the S.U.B. Fund must be in accordance with the agreement filed by the Employer with Human Resources Development Canada. As part of these requirements, all such payments by the Employer can only commence when the member provides proof that she is receiving EI benefits or she is disqualified from EI benefits because of an insufficient number of insurable weeks or that EI benefits have been exhausted or she is in the EI waiting period. Employees should understand that such proof will not be made available until after the leave has commenced and hence Employer payments will be retroactive. All SUB Plan amendments are subject to the approval of Human Resources Development Canada.
Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (S. U.B.) Pregnancy Leave benefits are payable to those Employees on Pregnancy Leave who have at least 1 year of seniority prior to the estimated date of delivery. Employees who are already in a period of notice due to their resignation or the University's decision to discontinue their employment are not eligible to receive Pregnancy Leave benefits. The SUB is applicable to biological/birth mothers for up to 17 weeks. The benefits are calculated as follows: for the first 2 weeks of leave, the University will pay 90% of the regular straight time earnings on wages up to $34,500 per year. If wages are over $34,500 per year, the payment is based on 85% of the regular straight time earnings. for up to a maximum of the next 15 weeks of pregnancy leave the Employee will receive a payment equal to the difference between 90% of the Employee’s regular straight time earnings on wages up to $34,500 per year (if wages are over $34,500, the payment is based on 85%) and the amount of maternity Employment Insurance (E.I.) benefits the Employee is receiving (or that she would be expected to receive if she qualified for EI benefits). All benefits paid from the SUB Plan must be in accordance with the agreement filed by the University with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. As part of the requirements, all such payments by the University can only commence when the Employee provides proof that she is receiving E.I. pregnancy benefits or that she is disqualified from receiving E.I. maternity benefits because of an insufficient number of insurable weeks, or that E.I. benefits have been exhausted or that she is in the E.I. waiting period. Employees should understand that such proof will not be made until after the leave has commenced and hence the University S.U.B. payments will be retroactive. All SUB Plan amendments are subject to the approval of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (S. U.B.) Employees will be entitled to Supplementary Unemployment Benefit for up to 8 weeks at 90% of their regular salary less the amount of Employment Insurance Benefits received. All benefits paid from the S.U.B. Fund can only commence when the Employee provides proof that the Employee is receiving Compassionate Care EI benefits. Employees should understand that such proof will not be made available until after the leave has commenced and hence any Employer payments will be retroactive.
Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (S. U.B.) Pregnancy Leave benefits supplement payments made by Employment Insurance (EI) and this program are registered under the EI Act. Benefits are determined and payable based on your income and long term appointment status in a manner similar to that used by EI. In order to be eligible for S.U.B. benefits an employee must be employed by the employer for at least one (1) year and be eligible for and receive E.I. benefits. Members will be entitled to Pregnancy Leave Benefits S.U.B. for up to nineteen (19) weeks at 90% of the salary less the amount of Employment Insurance Benefits received. All benefits paid from the S.U.B. Fund must be in accordance with the agreement filed by the Employer with Human Resources Development Canada. As part of these requirements, all such payments by the Employer can only commence when the member provides proof that they are receiving EI benefits or they are disqualified from EI benefits because of an insufficient number of insurable weeks or that EI benefits have been exhausted or they arein the EI waiting period. Employees should understand that such proof will not be made available until after the leave has commenced and hence Employer payments will be retroactive. All SUB Plan amendments are subject to the approval of Human Resources Development Canada.
Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (S. U.B.) - Available Solely to Full-time Employees
Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (S. U.B.) An employee will be entitled to a Supplementary Unemployment Benefit during a Family Medical Leave for up to 8 weeks at 90% of their regular salary less the amount of Employment Insurance Benefits received. All benefits paid from the S.U.B. Fund can only commence when the employee provides proof that she is receiving Compassionate Care EI benefits. Employees should understand that such proof will not be made available until after the leave has commenced and hence any Employer payments will be retroactive.
