I understand it to be the way your information system describes it. see regs below.
JSA Regs. 52 (3) A person who was, or was treated as being, engaged in remunerative work and in respect of that work earnings to which _ regulation 98(1)(b) and (c) _ (earnings of employed earners) applies are paid, shall be treated as engaged in remunerative work for the period for which those earnings are taken into account in accordance with Part VIII.
98.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), “earnings” means in the case of employment as an employed earner, any remuneration or profit derived from that employment and includes–
(b) any compensation payment;
(2) “Earnings” shall not include–
(f) any redundancy payment within the meaning of section 81(1) of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978(c).
(3) In this regulation “compensation payment” means any payment made in respect of the termination of employment other than– (a) any remuneration or emolument (whether in money or in kind) which accrued in the period before the termination; (b) any holiday pay; (c) any payment specified in paragraphs (1)(f) _, (ff),_ or (g) or(2); (d) any refund of contributions to which that person was entitled under an occupational pension scheme.
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