Suspension of waiting daysC12
1
Section 151(1) (limitations on entitlement) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (the 1992 Act) does not apply in relation to an employee where—
a
that employee's period of incapacity for work is related to coronavirus; and
b
the first day of incapacity for work in that period arose on or after 13th March 2020.
2
Paragraph (1) applies in relation to a day of incapacity for work that falls on or after 13th March 2020.
3
In this regulation—
a
“period of incapacity for work” has the meaning given by section 148 of the 1992 Act;
b
a period of incapacity for work is related to coronavirus if the employee is—
i
incapable by reason of infection or contamination with coronavirus, or
ii
of doing work which the employee can reasonably be expected to do under the employee's contract of service.
4
The reference to 2(1)(c) F2or (d) in paragraph (3)(b) above is a reference to the regulation which was in force on the first day of incapacity for work in question.