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| availability for work |
absences from home |
sickness or death |
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Summary:
On May 4, 1997, the claimant went to the Philippines for two months to visit her sister who was seriously ill. According to the EIR, a claimant is not disentitled if she is outside Canada for a period of not more than seven consecutive days to visit a member of her immediate family who is seriously ill. Claimant disentitled for the whole period but the Commission conceded at the hearing that the disentitlement should have commenced a week later, i.e., from May 12, 1997.
