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UA National Wellness Program - Maternity and Parental Assistance Program
March 5, 2021
UA Canada launched the National Parental Wellness Program which is funded by Employer paid premiums provides
two benefits:
- the Pregnancy
Benefit ($100/week) which provides financial assistance to UA
members who are pregnant and unable to work because their work environment
is a hazard to the health of their unborn child; and,
- Maternity
and Parental EI Assistance Benefits ($100/week) which provide “top up”
benefits to members who are eligible for maternity or parental leave
benefits under the EI Act.
The National Wellness Parental/Pregnancy Assistance
Program is now available online! Please go the following link www.uacanada.ca/wellness to
apply for program benefits.
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Unemployed Workers Help Centre
If you hear family, friends, neighbors', etc mentioning they are or someone they know is having issues with EI, you can tell them that there is an outfit, the UWHC, which is supported by your union that gives help to any worker having trouble with their EI claim.
Check out the website by clicking the link below:
http://www.unemployedworkerscentre.org/
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