Part IIJobseeking

Chapter IIAvailability for Employment

Reasonable prospects of employment10

1

For the purposes of regulations 7, 8 and 13(2) and (4) (restriction of hours for which a person is available to 40 hours per week, other restrictions on availability and additional restrictions on availability for certain groups), in deciding whether a person has reasonable prospects of securing employment, regard shall be had, in particular, to the following matters—

a

his skills, qualifications and experience;

b

the type and number of vacancies within daily travelling distance from his home;

c

the length of time for which he has been unemployed;

d

the job applications which he has made and their outcome;

e

if he wishes to place restrictions on the nature of the employment for which he is available, whether he is willing to move home to take up employment.

2

It shall be for the claimant to show that he has reasonable prospects of securing employment if he wishes to restrict his availability in accordance with regulation 7, 8 or 13(2) or (4).