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Insurance principles offer three practical reforms for financing Employment Insurance

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The Canadian federal government has promised to modernize Employment Insurance for the 21st century and has been holding consultations to engage stakeholders and others. These have been full of suggestions for the expansion of coverage and benefits. But when it comes to financing the program the debate has been framed in terms of how to … Continue reading Insurance principles offer three practical reforms for financing Employment Insurance

Employment Insurance for the future of work, right now

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This posts offers my written statement for a presentation made on February 23rd to the Canadian House of Commons, Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities as a part of its Review of the Employment Insurance Program.   Employment Insurance has been found wanting. It has … Continue reading Employment Insurance for the future of work, right now

An Employment Insurance system for the 21st century: Lesson 2, The future of work calls for better income insurance

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The COVID pandemic has fast-forwarded many changes in the way employers manage, monitor, and motivate their employees. The future of work is here and will involve more insecurity for many workers. The Canadian federal government can offer better and more appropriate income insurance by responding with both quick and easy, and with more fundamental changes … Continue reading An Employment Insurance system for the 21st century: Lesson 2, The future of work calls for better income insurance

An Employment Insurance system for the 21st century: Lesson 1, Big shocks matter

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Canadian workers and their families have been rocked by three major shocks in just barely more than a decade, and all three times the Employment Insurance program has been found wanting. What reforms do big shocks call for? A big shock is a big change, and so the eligibility for and generosity of Employment Insurance … Continue reading An Employment Insurance system for the 21st century: Lesson 1, Big shocks matter

Employment Insurance reform that promotes agency

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Benefits for employee initiated time away from work should be delivered through individual accounts, and a new program for maternity and parental benefits should be started outside of Employment Insurance.   More than one out of every three dollars distributed through the Employment Insurance program are for so-called Special Benefits, those parts of the program … Continue reading Employment Insurance reform that promotes agency

Three enhancements to Employment Insurance to reduce income inequality, promote income security, and support families

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Social policy in Canada faces three challenges having to do with income inequality, income insecurity, and the imbalance between work and family life. My presentation at the Queen’s University conference, “Social Canada Revisited,” begins by outlining three facts that illustrate these challenges: The share of total market income going to bottom-income Canadians has fallen Workers … Continue reading Three enhancements to Employment Insurance to reduce income inequality, promote income security, and support families