Evaluation of the Wage Earner Protection Program : Évaluation du Programme de protection des salaries : rapport final

Evaluation of the Wage Earner Protection Program 1 In addition to the Labour Program of ESDC, various stakeholders assist in administering, managing and delivering the program, including ESDC’s Service Canada, trustees and receivers, the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals, Canada Revenue Agency, and Industry Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy. [...] Program Performance The evaluation examined performance of the program related in particular to the following aspects of the program: awareness and reach, program delivery, communication and access to information, program outcomes, unintended impacts of the program and program costs, efficiency and coordination. [...] Actions planned: As part of the legislated review of the WEPP, the Labour Program will undertake further research to assess the scope and monetary impact of the WEPP-EI interaction and determine the most appropriate response to the issue by late 2014. [...] Moreover, the amendment: 1. Ensured consistency of the usage of the term ''eligible wages'' throughout the WEPPA and the WEPP Regulations; 2. Clarified the reasons for the end of the employment, including eliminating the seven- day gap currently in the termination of employment provision; 3. Clarified the eligibility criteria; 4. Granted 10 more days (increased from 35 to 45 days) to trustees and [...] According to the legislation, trustees and receivers shall: • Identify each employee who is owed eligible wages; • Determine the amount of eligible wages owed to each employee; • Inform the former employees of the existence of the WEPP and of the conditions under which payments may be made under the WEPPA; and • Inform the Minister when the trustee is discharged or the receiver completes their dut