Section 225 — Social Security Act 2018: Basic rule: no work-tested benefit for 13 weeks after leaving employment or scheme or loss of employment due to misconduct

225 Basic rule: no work-tested benefit for 13 weeks after leaving employment or scheme or loss of employment due to misconduct (1) A person is not entitled to a work-tested benefit for a period of 13 weeks after ceasing employment if MSD is satisfied that the person has— (a) left that employment voluntarily without good and sufficient reason; or (b) lost that employment because of misconduct as an employee. (2) A person is not entitled to a work-tested benefit for a period of 13 weeks after ceasing to participate in a scheme if MSD is satisfied that the person— (a) has been receiving payments under the scheme and has voluntarily ceased to participate in the scheme without good and sufficient reason; or (b) has ceased to participate in the scheme because of misconduct. (3) This section is subject to section 323 . Compare: 1964 No 136 s 60H(3), (4)