Self-employment shall be where a Claimant sets up his/her own business and is responsible for paying his/her tax and National Insurance.
Active Employment means you must be actively at work for the Sponsor:
Gainful employment means paid employment for not less than 30 hours in each week for a period of not less than 12 months;
Ceased employment means anyone who has exited the organisation for whatever reason, including resignations, redundancies and dismissals.
Supported employment means the ongoing supports to participants who, because of their disabilities, need intensive ongoing support to obtain and maintain an individual job in competitive or customized employment, or self-employment, in an integrated work setting in the general workforce at or above the state’s minimum wage or at or above the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by individuals without disabilities. The outcome of this service is sustained paid employment at or above the minimum wage in an integrated setting in the general workforce in a job that meets personal and career goals. Supported employment services can be provided through many different service models.