- We look at the total earnings you have been paid in the last 26 weeks ending with your last day of work.
- We take into consideration the number of weeks in which you have worked in the last 26 weeks.
- We determine the unemployment rate in your region and the minimum divisor that applies at that unemployment rate.
- We determine your average weekly insured earnings by dividing your total earnings in the last 26 weeks by the greater of:
a) the number of weeks you have worked in the last 26 weeks; or
b) the minimum divisor number.
Important: The divisor cannot be less than 14 or greater than 26.
- We then multiply the result by 55% to obtain your weekly benefit. (See examples A, B and C).
<table summary="Table on the minimum divisor according to the Unemployment rate in your region" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><caption>
Divisor</caption> <thead> <tr align="center"> <th class="thbgpc" id="tbl842id0_0" scope="col">Unemployment rate in your region</th> <th class="thbgpc" id="tbl842id0_1" scope="col">Minimum divisor</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td headers="tbl842id0_0" align="center" valign="top">0% to 6%
</td> <td headers="tbl842id0_1" align="center" valign="top">22
</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="tbl842id0_0" align="center" valign="top">6.1% to 7%
</td> <td headers="tbl842id0_1" align="center" valign="top">21
</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="tbl842id0_0" align="center" valign="top">7.1% to 8%<<<<<SJ
</td> <td headers="tbl842id0_1" align="center" valign="top">20
</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="tbl842id0_0" align="center" valign="top">8.1% to 9%
</td> <td headers="tbl842id0_1" align="center" valign="top">19
</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="tbl842id0_0" align="center" valign="top">9.1% to 10%
</td> <td headers="tbl842id0_1" align="center" valign="top">18
</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="tbl842id0_0" align="center" valign="top">10.1% to 11%
</td> <td headers="tbl842id0_1" align="center" valign="top">17
</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="tbl842id0_0" align="center" valign="top">11.1% to 12%
</td> <td headers="tbl842id0_1" align="center" valign="top">16
</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="tbl842id0_0" align="center" valign="top">12.1% to 13%
</td> <td headers="tbl842id0_1" align="center" valign="top">15
</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="tbl842id0_0" align="center" valign="top">13.1% and over
</td> <td headers="tbl842id0_1" align="center" valign="top">14
</td></tr></tbody></table>