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[broken link removed] It seems that it will however be retrospective, given that those who left work over the past three years thinking that they would keep their medical card, will now lose it.

No, that is not true. Most courses run fee waivers for BTEA participants. You're either on BTEA or you're not. If the course does not run a fee waiver for BTEA participants, the student can make an application local authority/VEC for fees to be paid. If you're applying for fees to be paid...

How much does your partner earn per week? The means test is calculated differently for Jobseekers if your other half is claiming FIS. While they cannot claim for you, and only a half rate for any children, the means are halved. So will need to know how much partner is working before doing the...

Once she starts BTEA there is no restriction in the amount of hours that she works, provided that she remains a full-time student.

She has to be on a social welfare payment when the course starts, but all periods on a qualifying social welfare period over the past 5 years can be aggregated to make up the 9 month period as long as they are not separated by more than 52 weeks. Provided she can re-establish her Jobseekers...

If its in the home, there's no restriction on the hours worked, either in employment or self employment, as long as it doesn't interfere with your role as a carer. The first 665 Euro of income is disregarded from the means test.

Just remember that legally speaking you are required to give 4 weeeks notice of maternity leave to your employer. Depending on your contract, your notice to terminate employment may coincide with this 4 weeks, but may be longer. Check your contract.

Illness Benefit is not on the list of qualifying payments, as you have pointed out. Therefore you cannot qualify for Springboard through Illness Benefit, end of story. Also, Springboard participation is not a decision that attracts a right of appeal to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, and it...

You should apply for Jobseekers Allowance. Even if you're above the means test, you can still get a credited PRSI contribution which will help maintain social welfare and pension rights further down the line.

If you leave of your own volition, you would not be entitled to redundancy. However, if your old job has gone, then you may have been made redundant. You should seek Union representation and/or legal advice. If not a member of a Union, join one now!

You are under no obligation to agree to what is a fundamental change in your terms and conditions of employment. If you agree, you are not entitled to any compensation (unless you negotiate some) If you do not agree, you may be made redundant, and would be entitled to compensation for the...

You have to get your 4 weeks notice. If you work your notice, you're entitled to be paid for it. If you cannot work your notice, and there is no provision in your contract to be paid while on sick leave, then you won't get paid. You may however be entitled to Illness Benefit if you have the...

You should get a letter from your landlord to say that he cannot reduce the rent. If you compile evidence that you cannot secure appropriate accommodation for under the limit, you can go back to the rents unit and ask for them to exercise their discretion in your favour - point to all the...

The average earnings for Jobseekers Benefit is worked out over the weeks that he was working, not over the entire year. So if he earned an average of over 300 Euro a week for the weeks that he worked, he will get full rate of Jobseekers Benefit. Even if he only worked one week in the year, its...

The rules for Sunday employment are set to change from January 2013, so keep this in mind.

This is from the Department's website http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Schemes/BirthChildrenAndFamilies/MaternityBenefit/Pages/mb.aspx

The charge is levied against the owner of the property, and only in certain circumstances. It could arguably be viewed as oppressive or arbitrary to subject a tenant to a charge over which he has no control. The very least that a landlord would have to do would be to set out in the lease that...

You can ask. I'm not aware of what guidelines they apply, or even if they have guidelines at all, but there policy is that medical cards are granted within 15 days. If the delay in granting the medical card cannot be blamed on your mother, you may have a case. YOu should ask, and if they...

There is a general 12 month time limit to make a claim to Employment Appeals Tribunal for redundancy. This can be extended to 24 months at the discretion of the Tribunal in exceptional circumstances. You should approach your employer first and see what they say, if they refuse, then you could...

There may be an obligation to pay more than statutory if this is based on the terms of the contract of employment.