Regulation 6 Stages of an employment zone programme

An employment zone programme shall consist of two stages—

A claimant begins to participate in the first stage of an employment zone programme on the day when he attends an initial interview with a programme adviser following a written notification of his selection for participation given under regulation 3 or 4.

A claimant shall cease to participate in the first stage on the day specified by an employment officer in a written notification to the claimant.

A claimant begins to participate in the second stage of an employment zone programme on the day specified by an employment officer in a written notification to the claimant.

A claimant shall cease to participate in the second stage on the day specified by an employment officer in a written notification to the claimant.

In this regulation—

• “public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f1 in any part of Great Britain;

• “programme adviser” means an employment officer designated by the Secretary of State as an employment zone programme adviser.