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Example of notice period

The table below is an examples of how to determine theĀ notice period to exclude non-working days. In this example weekends and Labour Day are excluded, to ensure the client is given the required number of working day's notice.

Example - Notice period

The client's Jobseeker Support commenced on 26 May 2026.

Jobseeker Support commenced

26 May 2026

Expiry date

24 November 2026

"Initial notice to reapply" letter sent (25 working days before the expiry date)

19 October 2026

Notice period (starts 20 working days before expiry date)

19 October 2026 to 23 November 2026

Jobseeker Support expires (entitlement ends)

24 November 2026

Legislation

For the purposes of the reapplication process the notice period starts 20 working days before the expiry date and ends the day before the expiry date.

An initial notice to reapply letter is sent to the client 25 working days before the expiry date.

Legislation