Regulation 71 Voluntary redundancyI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 71 coming into force by Jobseeker’s Allowance 1996 reg. 1(1)
reg. 131(3A)(e)and word added by Social Security (Students and Income-Related Benefits Amendment) 2003 reg. 3(1)(b)
reg. 71(1)(c) words substituted by Social Security 2007 reg. 7(5)(a)
reg. 71(2) words substituted by Social Security 2007 reg. 7(5)(b)

(1)

A claimant is to be treated as not having left his employment voluntarily—

(a)

where he has been dismissed by his employer by reason of redundancy after volunteering or agreeing to be so dismissed, or

(b)

where he has left his employment on a date agreed with his employer without being dismissed, in pursuance of an agreement relating to voluntary redundancy.

(2)

In paragraph (1) “redundancy” means one of the facts set out in section 11(2) of the Contracts of Employment and Redundancy Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 1965^f1.

Regulation 71 Voluntary redundancyI1

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