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Submit Redundancy, Insolvency and COVID-19 Related Lay-off Payment Schemes on Welfare Partners
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From 5 July 2021, the Redundancy and Insolvency Payments Schemes is available on Welfare Partners.
From the 19 April 2022, the COVID-19 Related Lay-off Payment Scheme is available on Welfare Partners.
The purpose of the Redundancy Payments Scheme is to ensure that eligible employees, who have lost their employment by reason of redundancy, receive their statutory redundancy if their employer is unable to pay.
The purpose of the Insolvency Payments Scheme is to protect pay-related entitlements owed to employees who lose their employment because of the insolvency of an employer.
The purpose of the COVID-19 Related Lay-Off Payment Scheme is to provide a once off, lump sum payment for employees who have been made redundant since 13 March 2020, or are made redundant before 31 January 2025 and have lost the opportunity to build reckonable service due to temporary lay-offs caused by the COVID-19 restrictions from 13 March 2020 to 31 January 2022.
Employers and employer representatives apply for these schemes on Welfare Partners.
To access these schemes on Welfare Partners, you must first have downloaded a ROS DSP sub-certificate.
You can access Welfare Partners by clicking the link below.
See the below document to find out how to submit Redundancy Payments Scheme and COVID-19 Related Lay-Off Payment Scheme applications as an Employer or Employer Representative.
This guide applies to you if you are:
- the employer
- a member of their staff
- contracted by the employer and making applications on their instruction such as a payroll company, accountant, or solicitor firm hired by the employer
- an official appointee who has been appointed to manage the affairs of the employer
Redundancy and COVID-19 Related Lay-off Payment Schemes on Welfare Partners
A guide for Employers and Employer Representatives for the Redundancy and COVID-19 Related Lay-off Payment Schemes on Welfare Partners
DownloadSee the below document to find out how to submit Redundancy and Insolvency Payments Schemes applications as an Employer Representative.
This is the guide that applies to you if you are an official appointee who has been appointed to manage the affairs of the employer.
Insolvency Payments Scheme on Welfare Partners - Employer Representative Guide
A guide for Employer Representatives for the Insolvency Payments Scheme on Welfare Partners
DownloadIf you are an employee that has received an award in respect of redundancy from the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) you should request payment of the award from your employer. If your employer has refused to make the payment you can apply directly to the Department. To request an application form send an email to redundancypayments@welfare.ie
For further information or enquiries please contact the Redundancy, Insolvency and COVID-19 Related Lay-off Unit below:
Redundancy and Insolvency Unit
Address:
Redundancy and Insolvency Unit, Gandon House, Amiens Street, Dublin 1, D01 A361.
Website:
Phone number:
Summary:
If contacting this unit by phone, please choose option 4.
