Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1983 “the 1983 Regulations”. Regulation 2(2) amends regulation 1(2) of the 1983 Regulations to make it clear that a training course can include any arrangements under the Employment and Training Act 1973 for assisting persons to select, train for, obtain and retain employment. Regulation 2(3) amends regulation 7(4) of the 1983 Regulations by providing that a day is to be treated as a day of unemployment, notwithstanding that a compensatory award is payable in respect of that day, if the employer fails to pay and is, or becomes, insolvent. Regulation 2(4) amends regulation 7A(1)(c) of the 1983 Regulations to allow certain days of entitlement to statutory sick pay to count as qualifying days towards entitlement to invalidity pension. Regulation 2(5) amends regulation 15 of the 1983 Regulations so that any two days within a period of six consecutive days of incapacity for work resulting from treatment in respect of plasmapheresis, chemotheraphy with cytotoxic drugs or radiotherapy are taken into account and treated as a period of interruption of employment, even where treatment is not on a weekly basis.