The Social Security (Back to Work Bonus) (No.2)Regulations 1996

Trade disputes

19.—(1) The provisions of paragraphs (2) and (4) are subject to paragraph (6).

(2) Where—

(a) the qualifying benefit is a jobseeker’s allowance;

(b) the partner of the person claiming the benefit is not employed on any day because of a stoppage of work; and

(c) that stoppage is due to a trade dispute at the partner’s place of work,

any earnings of the partner during the stoppage shall be disregarded in determining the amount of the bonus unless he proves he is not directly interested in the dispute.

(3) In paragraph (2), “place of work” has the meaning it has in section 14 by virtue of sub-section (4) of that section.

(4) Where—

(a) the qualifying benefit is income support;

(b) the person claiming the benefit, or his partner, is not employed on any day because of a stoppage of work; and

(c) that stoppage is due to a trade dispute at his place of employment,

any earnings of that person or his partner, as the case may be, during the stoppage shall be disregarded in determining the amount of the bonus unless he proves he is not directly interested in the dispute.

(5) In paragraph (4), “place of employment” and “trade dispute” have the meanings they have in the Benefits Act by virtue of section 27(3) of that Act.

(6) Where in any benefit week the partner referred to in paragraph (2)(b) or, as the case may be, the partner or the person claiming the benefit referred to in paragraph (4)(b) is within her maternity pay period or is incapable of work, this regulation shall not apply in respect of the partner’s earnings for that benefit week.

(7) In paragraph (6) “maternity pay period” has the meaning it has in the Benefits Act by virtue of section 165(1) of that Act.

(8) Where the person claiming the benefit referred to in paragraph (2)(a) or (4)(a) or his partner, as the case may be, is again employed at the place of employment where the stoppage of work occurred, that employment shall not satisfy the work condition and no bonus shall be payable in consequence of it.