Question re: full time and part time work experience on PGWP.

[moonpalace]

I have had a permanent position within the same organisation since July 2014. At first I was part time (19hrs/week) with the ability to take on extra shifts. Some weeks I have worked 30+hrs. From April - September 2015 I took on a temporary full time position (40 hrs/week). I will go back to the original hours next week.

My question is: can I add up those 30 hr weeks I worked from July 2014 and apply when it reaches a year's worth of full time, and then apply for EE, or must I wait until July 2016 as a part time worker? Do those weeks have to be consecutive or simply happen within the 3 year period of my PGWP?

A lawyer I spoke to seemed to think it could be non-consecutive but I hear different things.

Thanks for your help

 

[jes_ON]

no, they do not have to be consecutive and you can use both part-time and full-time hours.

1 year == 52 weeks

Count the number of weeks that are "full time" (more than 30 hours per week).

For the weeks with part-time hours, add up all the hours and divide by 30 - that will give you the full-time equivalent (FTE) # of weeks.

Add FT weeks + FTE weeks, when you have 52 weeks, you're eligible.

Depending on whether the PT and FT jobs were identical duties or not, the Letter of Employment can simply state "variable # of hours per week" and give a week-by-week accounting.

 

[moonpalace]

Thank you!

So my work would need to give a week by week accounting of every week from the time I started the position? That's going to make me popular with the payroll manager ;D

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Thank you!

So my work would need to give a week by week accounting of every week from the time I started the position? That's going to make me popular with the payroll manager ;D

Did you not bother to keep your payslips so you can calculate your own hours?

 

[jes_ON]

So my work would need to give a week by week accounting of every week from the time I started the position? That's going to make me popular with the payroll manager ;D

For people who are salaried, this isn't an issue. But for those who are on irregular, hourly, and/or part time schedules, this is sometimes necessary, yes.

If you left your position, by law they would have to provide a record of employment to you and to Service Canada, so they should keep these records anyway. You could simply ask for a Record of Employment...