Regulation 20 Amendment to the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 2013

The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 2 (general interpretation), in paragraph (2), at the appropriate place insert—

• ““neonatal care leave” means a period of absence from work on leave by virtue of section 80EF of the Employment Rights Act 1996;”.

In regulation 43 (persons treated as engaged in remunerative work), in paragraph (1), after “parental bereavement leave,” insert “neonatal care leave,”.

In regulation 58 (earnings of employed earners), in paragraph (2)(c), after “parental bereavement leave” insert “, neonatal care leave”.