Employment Insurance System Act 2017 · Updated to 1 Sep 2022 · Part V · Benefits
32. Determination on contributions qualifying conditions
Feedback & supportAfter the Organization determines that the insured person has lost his employment under section 31, the Organization shall determine whether—
Organization
“Organization” has the meaning assigned to it in the Employees’ Social Security Act 1969; Employment Insurance System 13
the insured person fulfils the contributions qualifying conditions in respect of the claim for benefits as specified in the Fourth Schedule; and
the insured person has not attained the minimum retirement age, on the date he lost his employment.
For the purpose of calculating the required number of monthly contributions, the contribution payable for the month the insured person has lost his employment shall be taken into account irrespective of whether wages for the month are paid to the insured person or not.
required number of monthly contributions
“required number of monthly contributions” means the number of monthly contributions paid in respect of an insured person irrespective of whether the contributions are made in consecutive months or not as specified in the Fourth Schedule;
If before an insured person lost his employment he receives monthly temporary disablement benefits under the Employees’ Social
insured person
“insured person” means an employee who is registered under section 16 or deemed to have been registered under section 17 in respect of whom contributions are or have been paid, or are payable;
Security Act 1969 and the employer does not pay any wages to the insured person—
employer
“employer” means the owner of an industry or the person with whom an employee has entered into a contract of service or apprenticeship and includes— (a) a manager, an agent or a person responsible for the payment of wages to the employee; and (b) the legal representative of the owner of the industry or such person;
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System
“System” means the Employment Insurance System established under section 4;
the monthly contribution shall be deemed to have been made in respect of the insured person during the period he receives the temporary disablement benefits; and
the period in which the insured person receives the temporary disablement benefits shall be calculated as part of the eligibility period.
If an insured person has made any claim for benefits and the claim for benefits has been approved by the Organization under section 33
and thereafter the insured person makes a subsequent claim for benefits in respect of another loss of employment, the contributions paid by such employer in respect of which the loss of employment relates shall be calculated for the purpose of the subsequent claim in accordance with the contributions qualifying conditions as specified in the Fourth
contributions qualifying conditions
“contributions qualifying conditions” means the required number of monthly contributions over an eligibility period as specified in the Fourth Schedule;
Schedule.
The number of monthly contributions which has been taken into account for the purpose of determining the contributions qualifying conditions in respect of a claim for benefits by an insured person shall not be taken into account for any subsequent claim for benefits by such insured person.