Section effective upon United States Department of Labor approval and published notice thereof. See 43 P.S. § 916.11.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Affected unit." A department, shift or other organizational unit of two or more employees that is designated by an employer to participate in a shared-work plan.
"Approved shared-work plan." An employer's shared-work plan which meets the requirements of section 1303 and which the department approves in writing.
"Fringe benefit." [Deleted by 2013 Amendment.]
"Participating employee." An employee in the affected unit whose hours of work are reduced by the reduction percentage under the shared-work plan.
"Participating employer." An employer who has a shared-work plan in effect.
"Reduction percentage." The percentage by which each participating employee's normal weekly hours of work are reduced under a shared-work plan in accordance with section 1303(b).
"Shared-work plan." A plan for reducing unemployment under which participating employees of an affected unit share the work remaining after reduction in their normal weekly hours of work.
43 P.S. § 916.1