Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
2451. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if employees from a liquidated company (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be issued redundancy payments by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32850/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe purpose of the redundancy payments scheme is to compensate employees for the loss of their jobs, where the employer is unable to pay statutory redundancy due to financial difficulties or insolvency. An eligible employee is entitled to two weeks statutory redundancy payment for every year of service, plus a bonus week. Compensation is based on the worker’s length of reckonable service and reckonable weekly remuneration, subject to a ceiling of €600 per week and applicants must meet the scheme qualifying requirements. One of the qualifying requirements is that the employee must have continuously worked for the employer for at least 104 weeks immediately before being made redundant.
My officials have confirmed that in the case of the first named individual, the liquidator submitted a redundancy claim on their behalf and the statutory redundancy payment issued directly to the employee by cheque on 12 June 2018.
In the case of the second named individual, the liquidator did not submit a redundancy claim on their behalf. However, they did submit a claim in respect of this employee under the Insolvency Payments Scheme. The employment period stated on that claim form was of less than two years’ duration. Therefore, they do not qualify for a redundancy payment in this instance.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
