Part IIJobseeking

Chapter IIAvailability for Employment

Further circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available: permitted period16

1

A person who is available for employment—

a

only in his usual occupation;

b

only at a level of remuneration not lower than that which he is accustomed to receive, or

c

only in his usual occupation and at a level of remuneration not lower than that which he is accustomed to receive,

may be treated for a permitted period as available for employment in that period.

2

Whether a person should be treated as available for a permitted period and, if so, the length of that permitted period shall be determined having regard to the following factors—

a

the person’s usual occupation and any relevant skills or qualifications which he has;

b

the length of any period during which he has undergone training relevant to that occupation;

c

the length of the period during which he has been employed in that occupation and the period since he was so employed, and

d

the availability and location of employment in that occupation.

3

A permitted period shall be for a minimum of one week and a maximum of 13 weeks and shall start on and include the date of claim and in this paragraph “week” means any period of 7 consecutive days.