Linking periods4
1
Regulation 3 of the Transitional Provisions Regulations (linking periods) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
2
In paragraph (1)(d) after “service” there shall be added “and is required to attend court”.
3
In paragraph (2) after sub-paragraph (d) 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.
4
After paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
2A
For the purpose of 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.
5
Any period of interruption of employment which ends within 8 weeks of the commencement of a jobseeking period as described in regulation 2(1) of the Transitional Provisions Regulations shall be treated, for the purposes of that regulation, as a jobseeking period.