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FIS and hours Xmas week

  • 19-12-2012 1:28am
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm back from Maternity leave since Monday 26th November, so this is my 4th week back. I applied for FIS and was given a date of Sep 7th. I was not paid on maternity leave, recieved maternity benefit of 262. My normal wages average about 350 per week (vary cos I'm in retail) so I'm back on that now since I went back. I usually work about 24 hours per week on average, over 4-5 days. This week I am working 35 hours over 5 days. Next week I am working 15 hours over 2 days as the store is closed Christmas Day & Stephen's Day so according to work I've to have those days off along with my usual days off. I will be recieving adjustments for those two days even though I'm not working.

    So I'm just wondering is this going to affect my FIS claim? I've gotten various responses, some seem to think it shouldn't as I can't work Christmas Day & Stephen's Day and still have to get my days off. However I know you have to work 19 hours, but I dunno whether it would be considered that I am "working" those two days as I am recieving some form of wage? Or would I be able to combine my hours from this week (35 hours) and last week to make up the 38 hours a fortnight. I know that you're allowed to take your hours over the fortnight... but is there a restriction on which two fortnights? I mean would I have to combine Christmas week's hours with the following weeks, or would it suffice to combine them with this weeks?

    I would appreciate it if anyone could advise me on how this would work and/or if I need to make a new application just because of this one week? Thanks.


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  • #2
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    No the hours you work will not make any difference as you will be paid pro-rata for public holidays.

    You should be paid 20% of you narmal working weeks wage for the public holidays.

    If your wages fluctuate, they may use an average for you rate of pay. It will either be an average of 4 or 42 weeks depending on what you can submit in payslips.

    How do you mean you have been given a date in Sept? Is this the date they received you application?


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