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Thanks to all those who contributed. I've got the SoR which follows the party line, but I still think the party line is wrong. It's difficult to explain so I'll put it in the form of a simple question. Please comment.


1) The issue of a worker registration certificate is retrospective. Once issued, it covers the whole of that employment.

True or false.

2) If true, then in the case of someone who has worked for an employer for just over a year, but who applied for and received a worker registration certificate just six months ago has been in authorised work for 12 months and is therefore not an accession state worker requiring registration (reg 2(7)(b) and reg 7(2)(c) Accession (IW) regs) and can claim JSA after finishing work.

Right or wrong?

I know I've asked a lot with this R2R biz, but this one is just a constant niggle because I can't square the practice with the regs and now have to consider an appeal to the UT.

Thanks,

I still think it is only retrospective if the application is made within a month and that there are grounds for arguing that a late application cannot be granted at all.

Thanks Ariadne. Another question: Where does it say in the regs that the certificate is only valid from the day of issue if the application was made outside the month?