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Education Allowance

  • 12-11-2015 8:32pm
    #1
    Avatar MIA
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    Under the payments and wages act - are allowances paid because of meeting a certain contracted condition such as gaining a qualification and getting extra €1,000 per annum considered pay?


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  • #2
    Peregrinus
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    In general "wages" in the Payment of Wages Act 1991 includes "any sums payable to the employee by the employer in connection with his employment". There are some limited exceptions set out in section 1, but none that would be relevant here.

    So, if an employer says "I'll pay you 25k per annum for this bookkeeping position, but if you get [formal qualification in bookkeeping] that goes up to 27k", the extra 2k is definitely "wages"

    However, if the employer says "I want you to get [formal qualification in bookkeeping], and if you do I will refund you the cost of the course, and the cost of the exam fees", that's not wages.


  • #3
    Avatar MIA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,750 ✭✭✭Avatar MIA


    Peregrinus wrote: »
    In general "wages" in the Payment of Wages Act 1991 includes "any sums payable to the employee by the employer in connection with his employment". There are some limited exceptions set out in section 1, but none that would be relevant here.

    So, if an employer says "I'll pay you 25k per annum for this bookkeeping position, but if you get [formal qualification in bookkeeping] that goes up to 27k", the extra 2k is definitely "wages"

    However, if the employer says "I want you to get [formal qualification in bookkeeping], and if you do I will refund you the cost of the course, and the cost of the exam fees", that's not wages.

    Great stuff. Thanks.


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