Pursuant to section 124(1)(d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister for Social Development and Employment makes the following instrument.
Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of April 2011.
HON PAULA BENNETT, Minister of Social Services and Employment.
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I n s t r u m e n t
1. Title-This instrument is the Earthquake Job Loss Cover Amendment 2011.
2. Commencement-This instrument comes into effect
on 4 April 2011.
3. Principal programme amended-This instrument amends the Earthquake Job Loss Cover Programme
(as established and approved on 1 March 2011).*
4. New clause 10 substituted-Clause 10 is revoked and the following clause substituted:
"10 Commencement of job loss cover-Earthquake job loss cover commences:
(a) for an applicant who applied for earthquake job loss cover before 4 April 2011, on 22 February 2011; or
(b) for an applicant (not being an applicant to whom paragraph (a) applies) who was employed by an employer that was receiving Earthquake Support Subsidy after 1 March 2011 and whose employment has been terminated by that employer after that
date and before 18 April 2011, on the day after
the date on which Earthquake Support Subsidy payments in respect of the applicant ended; or
(c) for an applicant (not being an applicant to whom paragraph (a) applies) who was employed by an employer that was not receiving the Earthquake Support Subsidy after 1 March 2011 and whose employment has been terminated by that employer after that date and before 18 April 2011, on the
day after the date on which that employment was terminated."
5. Ending of job loss cover-Clause 11(1)(a) is amended by omitting
"six"
and substituting
"eight".
Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the programme, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This instrument amends the Earthquake Job Loss Cover Programme:
- so that earthquake job loss cover, applied for on or
after 4 April 2011 by a person whose employment has been terminated after 1 March 2011 by an employer who received the Earthquake Support Subsidy, commences
on the day after the date on which Earthquake Support Subsidy payments in respect of the person ended;
- so that earthquake job loss cover, applied for on or
after 4 April 2011 by a person whose employment has been terminated after 1 March 2011 by an employer
who did not receive the Earthquake Support Subsidy, commences on the day after the date on which the person’s employment terminated;
- to extend the period for which earthquake job loss cover may be paid under the programme by two weeks.
*New Zealand Gazette, 10 March 2011, No. 26, page 773