Redundancy Pay - boss wants me to sign something

Homer Sexual

Hi everybody. Just wanted to ask a quick question about redundancy pay. My boss wants me to come back into the office to sign something. Is this normal? Any idea what I could be signing? Please don't say, "Ask him" or anything like that. I do have my reasons for asking here.

Cheers!

Alanstrainor

Dont sign anything you haven't read or understand. How are we supposed to know what it is you have to sign? It could be a birthday card for all we know?

Homer Sexual

I know, but is the signing of some form normal procedure for redundancy pay?

Eoin

Homer Sexual wrote: »

I know, but is the signing of some form normal procedure for redundancy pay?

I haven't been in that position, but don't get pressured into it.

If it's not something that's immediately clear and acceptable to you, just ask that you can take it away for a while and review.

gaz wac

im sure its all fine, i had to sign a form when I got a payoff. its a revenue thing just to say that you received a cheque from your employer. just make sure the figure on the cheque is the same on the letter !!

It could be a birthday card for all we know :-) funny

leeroybrown

I'd guess that what's probably happening is that your employer is going through the required procedures to make a claim against the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) to recover some of the costs of the statutory redundancy payments. As part of this they'll need an employee signature on form RP50 (Secion to send to the department.

Sephiroth_dude

I had to sign a RP50 form when I was getting my redunancy checks,all normal procedure,its probbly that I'd say.

Baldie

I had to sign a few things as well when I got redundancy. Had to sign that RP50 form and a form stating that I wave my 7 day notice period when I leave the job. All formalities.

Homer Sexual

They made me sign it before giving me the pay. I looked it up, and that's not right.

IsThatSo?

Did you get the pay? Was it what was stated on the form?

If its all in order don't get too uptight about what order things were done, its over and you would have had to sign it at some point.

If it is a case where amounts differ or you think there is something more sinister going on then contact NERA.

Newaglish

In some cases (see below) an RP50 will need to be signed.

I think (not certain) it's to allow the employer to claim a rebate from the social insurance fund (ie. from PRSI contributions)

http://www.entemp.ie/employment/redundancy/guidelines.htm

Did it look like this?

Daithi McGee

Homer Sexual wrote: »

They made me sign it before giving me the pay. I looked it up, and that's not right.

It is pretty standard to sign something when you are made redundant.
Did you have to work your notice or were you allowed to walk on the day, paid in full until the end of the month? etc.

You are not really made to sign anything as such, it is just a case of here is a waiver with the full amount written on it. If you are happy with everything then sign and here be your cheque. Perhaps he forgot to do it at the time or something?

Were you not happy, for whatever reason, you would not have had to sign and you would not have gotten the money until what ever the issue was got sorted or agreed upon.

I doubt anyone was pulling a fast one byt getting it signed in retrospect.

Homer Sexual

The rules are clear - you sign the form once you have been paid. The bit you sign says something like, "I confirm that I've received the payment". But I was made to sign it BEFORE the payment. Yes, I did eventually get it, but it's still not right. It's not by the book.

It was a choice - sign the form, or walk away with no money. A disgrace IMO.