Employment On Trial
The Employment on Trial scheme aims to give people the confidence to start a new job, even if they are not sure it will work out.
It ensures you will not lose your benefit if you leave the job and complete new claim forms to reclaim Jobseeker's Allowance as long as you have given the job a fair try. The conditions for the scheme are as follows:
- the work must be for at least 16 hours a week.
- you must stay in the job for at least four weeks, and if you decide to leave you must do so before the end of the twelfth week.
- you must be claiming Jobseeker's Allowance and must not have worked more than 16 hours a week, during any of the 13 weeks before the day on which the job started.
- you must not have been a full-time student or in relevant education at any time during the 13 week period.
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