3.1.2.60 Other waiting periods for JSP & YA

Industrial action exclusion period

If a JSP or YA recipient became unemployed as a result of:

• being, or having been, engaged in industrial action or a series of industrial actions, or
• other people taking part or having taken part in industrial action, where
  • the people or some of the people involved in the industrial action were trade union members, and
  • the recipient was a member of the trade union during the period of the industrial action, AND
• the industrial action was in breach of order, direction or injunction issued by a state industrial authority, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, or the Federal Court

then the person is excluded (not qualified) for JSP or YA for a further period after the industrial action ends.

This further exclusion period does NOT apply to full-time students or PPP.

The following table explains the duration of the exclusion period after the industrial action ends:

Exemptions & waivers

There is no provision to waive the industrial action deferment period, or to exempt a recipient from serving it.