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This document outlines when a customer is stood down from work and what effect this has on their qualification for payment.

Stand down

A stand down occurs when an employer is unable to offer an employee work for a short period of time, without having their employment terminated. Such a stand down could include a situation where a factory closes down for a few weeks over the Christmas holiday period or if a company has a short term lack of work. A customer who has been stood down is considered to be unemployed, even if the stand down is only temporary.

When assessing a claim for payment, confirmation on the details of the stand down are required to determine if the customer may be affected by:

The information is requested on the Employment Separation Certificate (SU1).

Processing JobSeeker Payment (JSP) claims

Seasonal Work Preclusion Period (SWPP)

Unemployed Due to Industrial Action (UDIA)

Income Maintenance Period (IMP)

Interaction between waiting and preclusion periods

Treatment of lump sums