Yea, for two weeks.If they were EU nationals working here, but temporarily on a holiday back home, I presume they're entitled to the PUP on the basis that they're normally resident in Ireland.
Have you a link for that?Not entitled to Covid PUP in not in Ireland. It is only payable if you are in the country.
It is classed as an Emergency Supplementary Payment, not payable once you leave Ireland. It is not payable if you are not currently living in Ireland, how is that open to definition. You are either in the country or not. It has nothing to do with been habitually resident in Ireland. People that worked in the Republic of Ireland but live in Northern Ireland also have no entitlements.
So if you are an EU citizen and live here, have a job here and pay taxes here, your wife and children live here but you are stuck in another country then tough luck; you get nothing. Seems a bit harsh. In reality we are topping up everyone's wages who is out with the disease, self isolating or stuck abroad. This really comes down to whether we , not the employee, will have to pay the money back to the Department, because whatever happens the employee won't be paying it. We are in the fortunate position of being able to do the right thing so we'll do the right thing.I am only stating conditions required for payment. It would be impossible to control if payments were allowed outside Ireland.
They should just return to Ireland. Though flights are down 99%, 1% of flights remain.What supports are available for employees who are foreign nationals (but still EU nationals) who were on holidays in their home countries when the lockdown happened and now can't return?
Remember the second ash cloud? I was stuck in Aberdeen so I hired a car and drove to Manchester and got a flight from there.10 years ago, a number of colleagues of mine took advantage of the ash cloud to stay abroad, working “available for calls”.
One of them was in London! Refused to get a train and ferry!