entitlements after quitting

stingy

my mam recently reseigned from work. is she entitled to her holiday pay? and can she sign on??

all help really appreciated....

leeroybrown

She is entitled to be paid for any holidays that she is owed.

A person cannot sign on immediately after quitting a job. I think there is a defined minimum period of 9 weeks of unemployment before someone who quit will be allowed to sign on.

gerrycollins

everything hinges on how long she was in employment with them,

each day is equal to a certain amount of hours in holiday pay but when you consider 6 months or 26 weeks equals to 2 weeks paid holiday then the math is small but worth it if she was there a while and had not taken any holidays ahead of her time worked up

as for signing on there is a period in which she cannot sign on because she resigned,if she was fired she could sign on straight away

BuffyBot

I think there is a defined minimum period of 9 weeks of unemployment before someone who quit will be allowed to sign on.

She won't get paid for a while, but she should NOT wait 9 weeks. Tell her to go to the local Social Welfare office and make a claim as soon as.

leeroybrown

BuffyBot wrote:

She won't get paid for a while, but she should NOT wait 9 weeks. Tell her to go to the local Social Welfare office and make a claim as soon as.

Agreed. I should have mentioned that it's better to claim sooner. Also I think the SWO may have some degree of discression with respect to the 9 weeks.

totoal

I quit a job last year, here's my advice - bring Ads / Companies she has applied for work with , this will make her claim easier. Is she registered with Fas? this is a requirement afaik.
also SW send a letter to old employer so she should follow that up as it can delay things if they don't respond.

Mrs. MacGyver

BuffyBot wrote:

She won't get paid for a while, but she should NOT wait 9 weeks. Tell her to go to the local Social Welfare office and make a claim as soon as.

I agree.

Ask her to make a claim immediatly, the disqualification is for up to 9 weeks if a person leaves their employment voluntarily and without just cause. The minimum period is not 9 weeks.

THe UB guidelines on the Welfare.ie website state:

A person who would otherwise be entitled to payment may be disqualified for receiving UB for such period as may be determined by a Deciding Officer, but in any case not exceeding 9 weeks, for any of the following reasons:

Loss of employment through misconduct
Leaving employment voluntarily without just cause
Refusal of an offer of suitable employment
Refusal or failure without good cause to avail of a reasonable opportunity to receive training provided or approved by FÁS.
Failure or neglect to avail of any reasonable opportunity of obtaining suitable employment
If under the age of 55 and made redundant, the person has received a lump-sum redundancy payment in excess of a specified amount.

Mrs. MacGyver

totoal wrote:

I quit a job last year, here's my advice - bring Ads / Companies she has applied for work with , this will make her claim easier. Is she registered with Fas? this is a requirement afaik.
also SW send a letter to old employer so she should follow that up as it can delay things if they don't respond.

Registering with FAS is not an initial requirement. You just have to prove that you are available for and genuinely seeking employment. Keep any correspondance from employers/rejection letters for the GSW form. Another form will be sent to the employer to determine the reason why the employment terminated.

stingy

thanks very much!!! great help. i'll get her to make a claim asap.


thanks again.