StoneMtn Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 EI swamped by wave of claims Forced to rehire retirees to deal with volumeMarch 13, 2009 The Canadian PressOTTAWA — Service Canada, which handles Employment Insurance applications, is so swamped by claims it is calling back its retirees to help out.The Globe and Mail reports Human Resources Minister Diane Finley confirmed Wednesday that retirees are being rehired.The union representing Service Canada employees says rehiring retirees and increased overtime are “Band-Aid†solutions that will only lead to more problems.The union says employees who work on pensions and old-age security are being drawn away to work on jobless claims.The Canada Employment and Immigration Union says there has also been a spike in pension applications, as laid-off baby boomers retire rather than seek new jobs.Union president Jeannette Meunier-McKay says there is a real risk those pensioners wont get their cheques on time.Link Retirees? Were they unable to find anyone to hire who was looking for work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 they will require some sort of course you need for this job and even if you're well educated and want to work if you don't have that course you will get screened out of the application process. then they are understaffed but keep posting the same jobs over and over and over and yet not hiring people. (that's just been my experience) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 couldn't the people applying for EI get hired there to help out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Ya. Kinda my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 qualifications and training matter, like phorbesie said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 I think Phorbesie's point is that even well-educated, motivated people, who could pick up the skills needed quite quickly, are turned away from these jobs that need filling right in the EI office, due to red-tape and poorly-conceived policy.I am unable to believe that there is no one walking into EI offices these days, often having been turfed from highly responsible positions, who couldn't do this job. Hiring retirees to process applications for people who can't find work is ridiculous. There are certainly post-secondary-educated unemployed people these days, who could easily hit the ground running if given a chance; perhaps with a couple shaky weeks at the beginning while they learned the ropes. Re-hiring retirees is typical of the endemic "band-aid fix" mentality of our government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 If we hired ei recipients en masse wouldn't that make the hiring redundant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfmaster C Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 the group i'm working with (federal govt, and worst-run organisation i've ever been associated with) does this regularly. pretty weird. HR is not their strong point, nor is planning. not too sure yet what is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 folks, no need to worry. this is a government department. i'm sure everything is under control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 [color:purple]folks, no need to worry. this is a government department. i'm sure everything is under control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 a waste of some good sarcasm with purple font!! (one of my pet peeves ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balogna pogna Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 [color:purple] a waste of some good sarcasm with purple font!! (one of my pet peeves ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 [color:purple]would you rather I have assumed that everyone "got it"?easy for you. you wouldn't be the one to be bombarded with "hey man, the govunmetn is fuskc up, they necver do anything rite" or my favourite "you cant be serious". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 wait, you are serious or you're not serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 or not not serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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