Regulation 3 Linking periods

Regulation 3 of the Transitional Provisions Regulations (linking periods) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

In paragraph (1) in sub-paragraph (d) at the end there shall be inserted the words “and is required to attend court.”.

In paragraph (2) at the end there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(e)

any period of interruption of employment where a jobseeking period begins within 8 weeks of that period ending.”.

After paragraph (2) the following paragraph shall be inserted—

“(2A)

For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2)(e) a day of unemployment shall form part of a period of interruption of employment if a jobseeking period begins within 6 days of that day.”.

Any period of interruption of employment which ends within 8 weeks of the commencement of a jobseeking period as described in regulation 2(1) shall be treated, for the purposes of this regulation, as a jobseeking period.