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A redundancy payment under the scheme is a payment from the department to an employee where an employer is unable to make a redundancy payment.
If your employer is unable to pay your statutory redundancy payment an application can be submitted to this department for payment to be made through the Redundancy Payments Scheme.
To qualify for the Redundancy Payments Scheme the following conditions must be met:
The employer should pay statutory redundancy payments to all eligible employees. This entitlement is in accordance with the Redundancy Payments Act.
The scheme covers employees who are insured for all benefits under social welfare legislation. Generally this means an employee who pays class “A” PRSI
Employees in continuous service with the same employer for at least 13 weeks are entitled to a minimum period of notice before an employer can dismiss them.
The rate of statutory redundancy is two weeks’ pay for every year of service (over the age of 16) plus one additional week’s pay. Payment is subject to a limit of €600 per week.
Your normal gross weekly wage is used in the calculation. For those workers that do not have a normal weekly wage an average is used to calculate the payment.
An explanation of how the Gross Weekly Wage is calculated can be found here
Before estimating the redundancy payment please check the reckonable service inclusions and exclusions as detailed here.
There is a redundancy calculator on MyWelfare.ie which can be used to estimate redundancy entitlements before making a claim.
If you have not received a Redundancy Payment and you believe you are entitled to one, contact your employer. You should do this in writing to ensure there is a record of the request. There is a time limit of one year from the date of termination to apply to your employer for redundancy payment. If the company has gone into liquidation, then the liquidator becomes the employer’s representative and will respond to enquiries in relation to redundancy payments.
Employers who are unable to sustain the cost of redundancy payments can make an application under the Redundancy Payment Scheme administered by this department. This form can be accessed on Welfare Partners.
To access this service, employers will require a Department of Social Protection (DSP) Sub-Cert which is issued by Revenue. More information on how to apply for a DSP Sub-Cert can be found here.
Further information for employers on how to access Welfare Partners and use this service can be found here.
If an employee has received an award in respect of redundancy from the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) they should request payment of the award from their employer. If the employer has refused to make the payment the employee can apply directly to the department. To request an application form, send an email to redundancypayments@welfare.ie
If you have any queries when applying under the Redundancy Payments Scheme please email your query to redundancypayments@welfare.ie . Please include as much information as possible so we can assist you. Alternatively, please call 0818 11 11 12.
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