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If I leave my job can I get the Unemployment Benefit?

This depends on why you left your work. Before Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ) make a decision about your entitlement to your benefit, they must investigate your case FAIRLY and not just take the word of your employer.
If you were unfairly dismissed and your case has not been fairly investigated, contact the Employment Relations Service Info-line on 0800 800 863, YouthLaw, or your union (the phone numbers are on the last page of this guide). You can also contact your local Citizens Advice Bureau, Community Law Centre or lawyer.

You do not have to put up with unfair treatment!

If you can show that you had a good reason for giving up your job the “stand-down” will not apply. Good reasons might be:
  • You needed to return to support your family in another district because of illness,
  • You were required to travel an unreasonable distance to get to work.
  • The job was too heavy or demanding for you.
  • You were being sexually or racially harassed in you workplace
  • You are taking a constructive dismissal personal grievance claim against your former employer.

Your benefit can be delayed for up to 13 weeks if you:
  • Voluntarily left your job without good reason.
  • Lost your job because you did not work as well as you could have.
  • Lost your job because you took time off without permission.
  • Lost your job because you did not keep to the work and safety rules.

Other reasons for delay of benefit are:
  • You lost your job through your own misconduct.
  • You refused or failed to accept an offer of suitable employment or training without good reason.
  • You have received a redundancy payment or severance pay.
  • Your average earnings over the last six months were high (this can delay your benefit for up to ten weeks).


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