Covid 19 payment

gsxrcbrr1r6

Hi all I'm working as a welder in louth I'm currently getting the wage subsidy sceme but my company is making some of us work full time for the covid payment 410 and for them to top us up to our normal wage what are my options is this right? Theres lads at home on the same money we have to work for can I refuse to work?

godtabh

Fantastic attitude. If you don’t want to work hand in your notice.

gsxrcbrr1r6

godtabh wrote: »

Fantastic attitude. If you don’t want to work hand in your notice.

It's not that I dont want to work I just dont want to work on the covid payment just to pay it back

Sam Quentin

Sounds like your company is trying to commit some kind of fraud!?

Scotty #

godtabh wrote: »

Fantastic attitude. If you don’t want to work hand in your notice.

I think you misread his post. He's working full time AND collecting the covid payment. His employer, instead of paying his full wage and taking him off the covid payment, is only making up the difference.

OP, you could report him to Revenue and/or social welfare.

gipi

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemployment_and_redundancy/covid19_temporary_wage_subsidy_scheme.html

Does this help? The wage subsidy scheme is to help employers keep some staff in work where business has been hit by the closedown. So it might be working correctly in the OP's case.

It's different to the pandemic unemployment payment, which is paying those who have temporarily lost their jobs.

Scotty #

gipi wrote: »

The wage subsidy scheme is to help employers keep some staff in work where business has been hit by the closedown. So it might be working correctly in the OP's case.

It's different to the pandemic unemployment payment, which is paying those who have temporarily lost their jobs.

The OP is on this scheme but he's working full time. It doesn't apply to him. It only applies to people put on short time.

MugMugs

Scotty # wrote: »

The OP is on this scheme but he's working full time. It doesn't apply to him. It only applies to people put on short time.

Not to mention that there will be PAYE, PRSI and USC payable on the 410 and its not taken at source

antix80

gsxrcbrr1r6 wrote: »

Hi all I'm working as a welder in louth I'm currently getting the wage subsidy sceme but my company is making some of us work full time for the covid payment 410 and for them to top us up to our normal wage what are my options is this right? Theres lads at home on the same money we have to work for can I refuse to work?

That's how the wage subsidy works.

The employer claims it for staff regardless of whether the staff member is working or told to stay at home due to covid.

The key is the employer has lost income but keeps staff on the books.

If you think it's unfair that you're working fulltime while others get to enjoy free money for doing nothing ... That's the reality of social welfare payments.

dccaresuckers

I have contacted workplace comission.
If you get 410 your working hours should be according to your previous gross rate x hour. they can not force you to change the terms of your contract if you don't want, but yes to laid you off or short time week.
Short time week will be the following
€410/20€ gross hour payment
Then the result it's the hours you have to work
Don't accept that changes in your contract or you are agreeing new terms for your contract of employment.
Hope this may help you