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What does full-time employment mean?

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Full-time employment means that you work at least 19 hours every week (or 38 hours every fortnight) and that your job is likely to last at least 3 months.

Casual work, such as seasonal work of less than 3 months, and certain Government employment schemes do not count as full-time employment.

However, work under Back to Work Allowance (Employees), Job Initiative, Social Economy Programme and Part-time Job Incentive is full-time employment for the purposes of FIS.

You will not get FIS for any week you claim Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance.

Last Updated: 29/03/2011 15:30

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