Just got my notice!

lakes

heh,got my notice today along wit everybody else where i work as an engineer on a building site! anyway i know your entitled to at least 600 per week,2 weeks per year as long as you have 2 years completed,which i have! wat im told is that il get 3000 in redundancy! What im not sure about is wat im entitled too in regards to stamps,dole etc? ive been working since i was 16 & am now 23 & have only been working full-time for 2 years!Can i claim stamps for as far back as when i was 16??how do i go about getting this & will I need to be waiting weeks?? Im really sorry for my stupidity on this subject,im just panicking with xmas so close!! i know Im not the only person in this situation in these times!! any help & thoughts would be greatly appreciated!:)

AARRRGH

lakes wrote: »

Can i claim stamps for as far back as when i was 16??

Apologies if this is a thick question but... what do you mean by the above?

Stheno

I think he means will his PRSI contributions from age 16+ be counted if he claims unemployment benefit / jobseekers benefit as opposed to assistance?

OP if that is the case then they should be.

Contact your local SW office as they will be able to advise what you are entitled to.

lakes

nouggatti wrote: »

I think he means will his PRSI contributions from age 16+ be counted if he claims unemployment benefit / jobseekers benefit as opposed to assistance?

OP if that is the case then they should be.

Contact your local SW office as they will be able to advise what you are entitled to.

cheers tat is exactly wat i mean:)

eth0_

No, you will need to have been working full time and paying a normal amount of PRSI stamps every month to be entitled to the dole.

Ring the revenue and they can tell you how many stamps you have from the past 3 years.

Stheno

apologies for any error I made I misread the OP as working fulltime since 16 yo

Bluetonic

lakes wrote: »

heh,got my notice today along wit everybody else where i work as an engineer on a building site! anyway i know your entitled to at least 600 per week,2 weeks per year as long as you have 2 years completed,which i have!

Just to clear this bit up, your entitled to your currently weekly gross wage * 2 for every year you've worked there, plus an extra bonus week, plus any fraction of any year you've worked.

If your gross weekly wage is > 600 euro, your weekly gross wage is determined to be 600.

So in summary it's at most 600 euro per week.

Newaglish

As far as I can remember it's 2 weeks * number of years + 1 bonus week.

You're also entitled to the following minimum notice:

Duration of employment
13 weeks to 2 years - 1 week
2 years to 5 years - 2 weeks
5 years to 10 years - 4 weeks
10 years to 15 years - 6 weeks
15 years or more - 8 weeks

Might not be relevant but if you're not given the number of weeks above, you're entitled to be paid for the balance.

dade

what's this at most 600 bit? my recollection was it's 2 weeks per year worked once you have two weeks service.

petethebrick

Regarding the dole- you've been working full time for two years so you will be entitled to the full unemployment benefit ~200 pw

delly

Folks, easiest option to calculate redundancy is to fill in your details online at the Department of enterprise, trade and employment.

https://redundancy.entemp.ie/rpsportal/initialiseRedundancyCalculatorAction.do?locale=en

eth0_

petethebrick wrote: »

Regarding the dole- you've been working full time for two years so you will be entitled to the full unemployment benefit ~200 pw

Not true, it's THREE years.
Trust me, I applied last month and was told that I didn't pay enough PRSI in 2006 (I was self employed and paying income tax, my dreadful umbrella company/accountants - CXC in Cork - never advised me on PRSI underpayment), I was entitled to NOTHING. Not one cent of unemployment benefit or JA.

I have worked full-time paying PAYE and PRSI since December 2006 until November 2008 and apparently I was still well short of having enough stamps for the dole.

amen

engineer

what type ?

Lobster

delly wrote: »

Folks, easiest option to calculate redundancy is to fill in your details online at the Department of enterprise, trade and employment.

https://redundancy.entemp.ie/rpsportal/initialiseRedundancyCalculatorAction.do?locale=en

Thanks, good thread, just one question, I work for a small contractor and I don't think we have much work after christmas. Have been working three years there now. If we run out of work will I be entitled to redundancy?

B1977

https://redundancy.entemp.ie/rpsportal/initialiseRedundancyCalculatorAction.do?locale=en

Eligibility criteria for Statutory redundancy payments
In order to be eligible for a statutory redundancy payment, an employee must:

Be aged between 16 and 66 years of age. However, employees who have reached 66 years of age and whose date of termination is on or after the 8th of May 2007 are now eligible for a redundancy payment.
Be in employment and paying PRSI contributions, which are insurable for all social welfare benefits. Currently this is only a PRSI Class A contribution.
Have worked continuously for the employer for at least 2 years (104 weeks)
Have been working continuously for the employer for more than 2 years if working part-time
Calculating a Redundancy Payment
The amount of the Redundancy payment is determined by the employee's length of continuous service and weekly earnings. Weekly earnings include gross weekly wage, average regular overtime and benefits-in-kind. Currently, the maximum weekly amount for a statutory redundancy payment is €600.

If an employee is eligible for a Redundancy payment, they are entitled to:

Two weeks pay for each year they have been employed and
A bonus week's pay
If an employee has worked part of a year, they are entitled to two weeks multiplied by the part of the year they have worked.

Breaks in service may be taken into account when a statutory redundancy payment is being calculated, though any breaks are only relevant for the three years prior to being laid off