§ 61.1. Definitions.

 Terms which are defined in the law and which are used in this subpart have the same meanings as provided in the law. In addition, the following words and terms, when used in this subpart, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

   Applicant—An individual applying for employment at an office at the Pennsylvania State Employment Service.

   Board—The Unemployment Compensation Board of the Commonwealth.

   Bureau—The Bureau of Employment Security of the Commonwealth.

   Claim—Either claim for waiting period credit or a claim for compensation, sometimes referred to as a ‘‘pay order.’’

   Claimant—An individual applying for compensation under the law, the unemployment compensation law of another state or territory of the United States, or under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 85 (UCFE and UCX programs).

   Contributions—The money payments required by sections 301 and 301.1 of the law (43 P. S. § §  781 and 781.1) to be made to the Unemployment Compensation Fund by an employer with respect to employment.

   Department—The Department of Labor and Industry of the Commonwealth.

   Holiday pay—Remuneration payable for services performed in the claim week in which a legal holiday occurs for purposes of computing compensation for partial and part-total unemployment.

   Law—The Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law (43 P. S. § §  751—914).

   Leaving work—An employe shall be deemed to have ‘‘left work’’ in the following situations:

     (i)   If he walked off work or abandoned his position.

     (ii)   If, having been on temporary short term layoff with a specific date of return, he refused or failed to return to his employment on the specific date or when recalled by the employer before that date.

     (iii)   If he refused a transfer or a change in conditions of work which he was required to accept under his contract of employment with the employer.

   Partial unemployment—An individual shall be considered partially unemployed with respect to a week during which he was employed by his regular employer and earned less than his weekly benefit rate plus his partial benefit credit, and was employed less than customary full-time hours due to lack of work.

   Part-total unemployment—An individual shall be considered to be part-totally unemployed with respect to any week during which he was not employed by his regular employer, earned less than his weekly benefit rate plus his partial benefit credit, and was employed less than his customary full-time hours due to lack of work.

   Payments in lieu of contributions—The money payments made into the Unemployment Compensation Fund by an employer with respect to employment, under sections 1003, 1104 and 1202 of the law (43 P. S. § §  893, 904 and 912).

   Total unemployment—An individual shall be considered totally unemployed with respect to a week during which he performs no services and with respect to which no remuneration is paid or payable to him.

   Trainee—An individual who applies for or receives training under a training program in which the Bureau is involved.

   Week—Except as otherwise specifically provided, a week, with respect to an individual who files a claim for total, part-total or partial unemployment, means the calendar week—Sunday through Saturday, except that those individuals who are filing claims for compensation for a period of unemployment which began prior to the effective date of this section shall continue to file claims for weeks of any 7 consecutive days for as long as that period of unemployment continues and they are otherwise eligible. For purposes of this section, if the workday of an individual includes parts of 2 calendar days, the work performed by the individual during the workdays shall be considered to have been performed during the first of the calendar days.

   The provisions of this §  61.1 amended May 4, 1973, 3 Pa.B. 46. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (9270) and (9271).

   This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §  65.1 (relating to definitions).