FAS rates

davylee

I was just wondering would anyone know does your pay get reduced if your called to FAS(carpentary) but are not currently employed??

the_syco

If you're not employed, then you wouldn't be getting pay....? SO how would it get reduced?

doolox

As far as I know FAS match your current Social Welfare payments when deciding tha amount of the allowance they pay you. People with children get some assistance to childcare costs and there is a small transport allowance to cover bus fares and the like.

On minor but irritating gripe is that you do not get double allowances at Christmas like Social Welfare recipients get but don't let that put you off taking up the course.

Ironically, carpentry is one of the few construction related jobs that will survive the property bubble as their skills can easily be applied to existing housing for upgrades, alterations etc... and do not depend on new housing for all their work.

The_Conductor

doolox wrote: »

On minor but irritating gripe is that you do not get double allowances at Christmas like Social Welfare recipients get but don't let that put you off taking up the course.

The social welfare double payment Christmas bonus has been cancelled. Don't factor it into any equations......

Duff_Man

i just did phase 2(electrical) and i got paid full second year rate, trades are seperate to other fas courses when it comes to payment. i waqs unemployed going in too!

davylee

Duff_Man wrote: »

i just did phase 2(electrical) and i got paid full second year rate, trades are seperate to other fas courses when it comes to payment. i waqs unemployed going in too!

Yeah i did have a feeling everyone in the same phase get the same amount - regardless of whether you're currently employed - at least i hope that's the case. i going into phase 4 - was only let go couple oif months ago so i hope that won't effect the pay

Duff_Man

it shouldnt although in the electrical lads who came from engineer companies got paid less than contractors....dunno why must be a tax thing or something so as long as theres not an equivlant for carperntry u should be grand!

Outkast_IRE

you will get paid the appropriate rate to your FAS registration date . i was reg on 3rd sept so on that date every year my rate goes up . When i was in my college phase last time some lads were paid more depending on their registration date.

TirNaNog.

doolox wrote: »

As far as I know FAS match your current Social Welfare payments when deciding tha amount of the allowance they pay you. People with children get some assistance to childcare costs and there is a small transport allowance to cover bus fares and the like.

On minor but irritating gripe is that you do not get double allowances at Christmas like Social Welfare recipients get but don't let that put you off taking up the course.

Ironically, carpentry is one of the few construction related jobs that will survive the property bubble as their skills can easily be applied to existing housing for upgrades, alterations etc... and do not depend on new housing for all their work.

You dont know much about the topic then.Apprentices get paid a different rate than people who do the mickey mouse fas courses,another thing you're living in cuckoo land if you think carpenters are not affected by the recession,there might be a little bit of house renovation work going on out there but for every little bit of work theres aload of vultures out there trying to out quote each other,I suppose you're the type of person who thinks a newly trained carpenter earns 1500 euro a week.Stop reading the star.