Policy Name: Employment Insurance Reporting

An employee's total hours of employment are used to determine if he or she is entitled to employment insurance benefits and to establish the length of the benefit period. The University is required to keep records of employment and report the total hours of insurable employment and the total dollar amount paid to the employee. An insurable hour is defined as an hour actually worked in paid insurable employment.

For full-time faculty and staff, insurable hours are reported as 35 hours per week. For Schedule B faculty and part-time support staff or administrative employees, insurable hours are reported as a designated percentage of a full-time load. For part-time, sessional or Schedule A faculty members, insurable hours are reported as 10 hours per week (3 contact hours, 6 preparation hours, 1 marking hour) for each 3 credit hour course. Hourly employees are recorded per time sheet on an hourly basis.