Regulation 4 Amendments relating to paternity leave and paternity pay: jobseeker’s allowanceI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 1(3) (interpretation) for the definition of “paternity leave”^f2 substitute—

““paternity leave” means a period of absence from work on ordinary paternity leave by virtue of section 80A or 80B of the Employment Rights Act 1996 or on additional paternity leave by virtue of section 80AA or 80BB of that Act;”.

(3)

In Schedule 7^f3 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a)

in paragraph 4, for “statutory paternity pay” substitute “ordinary or additional statutory paternity pay”;

(b)

in paragraph 5 for “statutory paternity pay” substitute “ordinary or additional statutory paternity pay”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 4 in force at 1.4.2012, see reg. 1(4)

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1996/207.
f2: The definition of “paternity leave” is inserted by S.I.2002/2689.
f3: Paragraphs 4 and 5 are amended by S.I.2002/2689.