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LENGTH UNEMPLOYMENT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
- Labour and Employment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- length of unemployment
1, record 1, English, length%20of%20unemployment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- duration of unemployment 2, record 1, English, duration%20of%20unemployment
correct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
- Travail et emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- durée du chômage
1, record 1, French, dur%C3%A9e%20du%20ch%C3%B4mage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- arm’s-length employment
1, record 2, English, arm%26rsquo%3Bs%2Dlength%20employment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- arm’s length employment 2, record 2, English, arm%26rsquo%3Bs%20length%20employment
correct
- employment at arm’s length 3, record 2, English, employment%20at%20arm%26rsquo%3Bs%20length
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... in 1990, the Unemployment Insurance Act was amended to allow the Minister of Revenue to insure workers not employed at arm's length, provided the conditions of the employment were similar to those found in arm's length employment. 4, record 2, English, - arm%26rsquo%3Bs%2Dlength%20employment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- emploi sans lien de dépendance
1, record 2, French, emploi%20sans%20lien%20de%20d%C3%A9pendance
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la Loi sur l'assurance-chômage a été modifiée en 1990 afin de permettre au ministre du Revenu d'assurer les travailleurs ayant un lien de dépendance avec l'employeur, pourvu que les conditions d'emploi soient semblables à celles d'un emploi sans lien de dépendance. 2, record 2, French, - emploi%20sans%20lien%20de%20d%C3%A9pendance
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-03-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- not deal at arm’s length
1, record 3, English, not%20deal%20at%20arm%26rsquo%3Bs%20length
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Employer and employee. 1, record 3, English, - not%20deal%20at%20arm%26rsquo%3Bs%20length
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Not deal at arm's length :Unemployment Insurance Act, 1985,(with amendments to March 1, 1991). 2, record 3, English, - not%20deal%20at%20arm%26rsquo%3Bs%20length
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- avoir un lien de dépendance
1, record 3, French, avoir%20un%20lien%20de%20d%C3%A9pendance
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Employeur et employé. 1, record 3, French, - avoir%20un%20lien%20de%20d%C3%A9pendance
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Avoir un lien de dépendance : Loi sur l'assurance-chômage, 1985 (avec modifications jusqu'au 1er mars 1991). 2, record 3, French, - avoir%20un%20lien%20de%20d%C3%A9pendance
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-12-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
- Translation (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- limit the penalty
1, record 4, English, limit%20the%20penalty
correct, verb
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is unfair to entirely deny all UI benefits to a claimant who quits a job one or two weeks before it would have ended in any event. The legislation will be amended to limit the penalty for such exceptional cases to a comparable reduction in the overall length of time the claimant could receive [unemployment insurance] benefits(as per the above example-one or two weeks.). 1, record 4, English, - limit%20the%20penalty
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- limiter la pénalité
1, record 4, French, limiter%20la%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est injuste de refuser totalement des prestations d'assurance-chômage à un prestataire qui quitte son emploi une semaine ou deux avant que celui-ci ne prenne fin de toute manière. On modifiera les dispositions législatives afin de limiter la pénalité imposée dans ces cas exceptionnels à une réduction équivalente de la durée de la période de prestations (soit une ou deux semaines telle que mentionnée dans l'exemple ci-dessus). 1, record 4, French, - limiter%20la%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-03-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- length of period 1, record 5, English, length%20of%20period
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
the length of an initial benefit period [Unemployment Insurance Act, 1971, sec. 20(2) ] 1, record 5, English, - length%20of%20period
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- durée de la période
1, record 5, French, dur%C3%A9e%20de%20la%20p%C3%A9riode
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
la durée d'une période initiale de prestations [Loi de 1971 sur l'assurance-chômage, ariclet 20.(2)] 1, record 5, French, - dur%C3%A9e%20de%20la%20p%C3%A9riode
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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