One aspect of legal advice that I provide for my clients on a daily basis it to emphasize the importance of making sure that decision makers understand the potential repercussions for failing to accurately complete paperwork relating to employees.
Today, I want to focus on the employer’s obligation to correctly fill out the information in an employee’s Record of Employment (ROE).
The first question I am asked is when do I issue the ROE? For any reason, whenever there is an interruption of earnings, an employer is required to issue to the employee a Record of Employment (“ROE”). The ROE is issued by an employer regardless of whether the employee intends to file a claim for Employment Insurance (“EI”) benefits. The obligation to issue the ROE stems from the interruption of earnings.