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eligibility to benefits |
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Summary:
The claimant last worked January 25, 2008 and had not been employed since that time. The claimant received a severance package and then reactivated his claim on February 19, 2010. The Commission determined that the claimant’s qualifying period began on February 15, 2009 and ended on February 13, 2010. The claimant was not a new entrant or re-entrant and had failed to demonstrate that he qualified to receive benefits pursuant to sections 7 or 7.1 and 8 of the EI Act. The claimant needed 490 hours to qualify and had no insurable employment in his qualifying period. The appeal by the claimant is dismissed by the Umpire. .
