Wed 18-Jul-07 12:05 PM by ken
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Hi Ruth,
IRO of the WTWB question, check this link to the Employment and Training Act 1973 (see reg 13A4 SS(IFW)regs definition of "remunerative work").
I was unable to find a definition of 'training allowance' but I would suggest that a bursary is a training allowance. A potential problem is that 'training allowance' in the definition could be read in two ways: it could mean a training allowance per se, in which case a bursary would definitely count; or it could mean a training allowance provided for under the E&T Act. For the latter, see s.2(3) of the E&T act, but I find it confusing. I favour the former interpretation, in which case the client would be a WTWB.
Unison's website mentions, "a return to employee status" for student nurses and midwives, indicating that being a student nurse might not count as 'work'. However, the definition of "reumerative work" to the IFW regs as a bit wooly and doesn't follow the usual definition - most noticeably there is no hours restriction. It could be argued that it is work, but it might be worth finding out when 'employee status' for student nurses ended becuase if was after your client started her course she might be OK.
IRO of the credits question, I couldn't find anything new except that the provision is intended to apply only to courses of one year or less, regardless of whether it was for a disabled person or not. The regulation suggests that at 7(2)(b) and it's also in the CPAG handbook page 742. Student nurses are usually on three year courses so this wouldn't apply.
Hope this helps,
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