Available for work

just need to be 'ready and willing' to take up an immediate start is being 'available' for work

Absolut wrote:You have said you can work and that means you are available.

just need to be 'ready and willing' to take up an immediate start is being 'available' for work

Yep. Isn't it also DWP policy that everyone is available for work unless one of their doctors says otherwise?[/quote



And even with a Sick note, you are still expected to attend an interview . Nothing about if the doctor's don't want you walking/being active!

 
"Signed off sick (have a fit note from the
Not required to take up a new job until
doctor)  
their fit note expires but they can be
required to attend a job interview."

Availability for claimants with a health condition
If a claimant has a physical or mental impairment (including those with cognitive or learning difficulties), the availability requirement will be limited to what is reasonable in light of the impairment.  

As well as limiting the number of hours, the claimant may also limit the type and location of work they are available for. They will not have to show that they have reasonable prospects of finding work, but the following factors must be considered when agreeing a limitation:
 
•  the nature of the health condition or disability and how this may affect what the claimant is reasonable (sic) expected to do
•  the likely duration of the health condition and the potential for this being long-term  
•  if the claimant has an employer and that employer is providing occupational therapy or other provision to help the claimant get back to work

Reasonable prospects of finding work
When establishing if a claimant has reasonable prospects of finding paid work, the following must be considered:

•  that the limitations do not prevent the claimant from taking up any job, and
•  account is taken of the jobs available in the local Labour Market (ensuring that a claimant does not restrict the hours they are available to such an extent that no jobs would be available to them)  

A claimant who is required to be available for work must be as ready and flexible as possible to attend interviews and to start work.

Additional time is acceptable in the following situations:

Signed off sick (have a fit note from the doctor) [and] Not required to take up a new job until their fit note expires but they can be required to attend a job interview.

Absolut wrote:

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I'm not sure what this section is referring to, but it's UC and there are people on Restart who get fit notes either before or after starting. They seem to think that "taking up a job" is switched off, but attending an interview is not. I think they could be challenged over that if the claimant has orders from their doctor not to leave the house, like London123 was, like I was. These people are incredibly stupid and irritatingly unaware of the EA 2010. As the wording isn't formatted correctly (i.e it's garbled), I am assuming they mean extra time can be given for the sick person to make arrangements to attend an interview where their CC says 24 hours but that's not enough time. Of course, the first thing the sick person is going to say to the job interviewer is that they are not fit for work yet.

With regards to the foi
It's here in the link, under the 'Availability for work V8.0"

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/886704/response/2108703/attach/html/4/Availability%20for%20work%20V8.0.pdf.html

Scroll down to the bottom, and the paragraph 'signed off sick......'



From my reading of the foi, it seems to be more focused upon Claimant's whom are Carer's or with childcare responsibilities, than Claimant's with health conditions (physical or mental).

 

Absolut wrote:Yes, you are probably right. What comes over though is how robotic the "rules" are towards carers and sick/disabled.