Irregular work hours -How do I fill the EE application form.

[Jenny1155]

Hi, everyone

I have a question here. I have irregular hours of work per week. From 2017 July and June-I work 15 hours for the 1st week, and 20 hours for 2nd week and then 26 hours for the 3rd and 4th weeks. Later on since 2017 August-2018 August, I work more than 30 hours per week. How do I fill up the EE application. It only allows me to enter hours per week from the start year/ month to year/month. What should I do?

Thanks everyone for your time here on my post.

 

[jes_ON]

You could do a few things, all of them rely on the fact that you (presumably) meet the 1 year requirement without the part-time experience.

You could:
1. exclude he part-time experience; you can declare it later
2. list the part-time job as a separate item from the full -time job, and "average" the hours (something like 21 hours); essentially it would look like 2 jobs
3. just list the full-time hours - you will have the chance later to give more exact details about starting out part-time.

If you need the part-time work (which works out to be 2.9 weeks FTE) to qualify, then I would choose #2...

 

[osaleh]

Hi
I'm a geologist working in a gold mine in northern Quebec. I live in Ottawa, Ontario. And since the mine is in the middle of nowhere (as basically most mines in Canada), Our schedule is a little different than normal.

I'm a full-time Employee with benefits. I got hired on May 15th, 2018, so I'm completing one year very soon. However, I'm on a rotational schedule of fifteen (15) days on – thirteen (13) days off. The standard hours of work is 10 hours a day. As of May 15th, 2019, I will have worked approx. 2,240 hours.

So based on that rotational schedule, there is always one week (out of 4) of the month that I am off. So If I do the math based on the 3 weeks of work and the "30 hours max"; I will end up with 1173 hours only.

Again, I'm a fulltime employee with benefits and a stable constant salary that never changes no matter how my rotation is managed. I got my contract and a letter from work that can prove that as well and clearly indicates that I'm a full-time employee. And remember it is a remote job, It is an 11 hours drive to get to work and it is in the middle of the woods of northern Quebec.

 

[Wolfpmd3]

Hi
I'm a geologist working in a gold mine in northern Quebec. I live in Ottawa, Ontario. And since the mine is in the middle of nowhere (as basically most mines in Canada), Our schedule is a little different than normal.

I'm a full-time Employee with benefits. I got hired on May 15th, 2018, so I'm completing one year very soon. However, I'm on a rotational schedule of fifteen (15) days on – thirteen (13) days off. The standard hours of work is 10 hours a day. As of May 15th, 2019, I will have worked approx. 2,240 hours.

So based on that rotational schedule, there is always one week (out of 4) of the month that I am off. So If I do the math based on the 3 weeks of work and the "30 hours max"; I will end up with 1173 hours only.

Again, I'm a fulltime employee with benefits and a stable constant salary that never changes no matter how my rotation is managed. I got my contract and a letter from work that can prove that as well and clearly indicates that I'm a full-time employee. And remember it is a remote job, It is an 11 hours drive to get to work and it is in the middle of the woods of northern Quebec.

I don't think the time used to travel counts.

It all depends how the information is presented in your pay stubs or the certificate of employment from your company. If they just state a weekly average of at least 30h/week or 120h/month you should be fine. On the other hand, if you work less than 30h or 1560 in 12 months, even if you are treated as a full-time employee by your company you are not meeting the eligibility requirements.

I would suggest, make sure the company is willing to give you a letter that will clearly state the number of hours you have been working. Also, go over your pay stubs and T4 and see what's there, because if they don't match you will be in trouble and could be accused of misrepresentation.

It is not the salary what matters but the time worked (provided it paid of course)