What filers need to do
Each week you file a claim for benefits on the green button, you must:
- Actively look for full-time work.
- Make a minimum of 3 work search efforts per week—1 of these must be an employer contact. The employer contacts may not be duplicated.
- A job interview is a valid work search activity but does not count as an employer contact as it is a duplicate contact.
Example:
You contact Business A in search of a job. This is an employer contact that you can report in your work search efforts that week. A week later, Business A schedules a job interview. When you go to the interview you can count it as a work search activity, but not an employer contact since you counted it as an employer contact the week before.
- A job interview is a valid work search activity but does not count as an employer contact as it is a duplicate contact.
- Document all efforts to find work.
- Be prepared to provide proof of your work search activities.
Your search for full-time employment can be a combination of activities—at least one of the work search activities must be employer contact. Some examples include:
- 3 employer contacts, or
- 2 employer contacts, plus 1 other work search activity, or
- 1 employer contact, plus 2 other work search activities.