Section 4
Section 3 of the principal Act is amended—
of Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2026
(a)
by inserting after the definition of “contribution”
the following definition:
‘ “mobility assistance allowance” means a lump sum payment to an insured person to assist the re-employment placement of the insured person who has accepted an offer of employment;’;
(b)
in the definition of “benefit”, by substituting for the words “and a training fee” the words “, a training fee and a mobility assistance allowance”; and
(c)
by substituting for the definition of “waiting period”
the following definition:
‘ “waiting period” means a period which starts from the date of submission of a claim for benefits under section 27 until the date of approval of a claim for benefits under section 33;’.