Thanks... I'll call them.That college job may not have paid PRSI on your behalf (assuming it was taxed etc). If you think that PRSI contributions were/should have been made, you could contact the records office of the Dept of Social Protection which is based in Buncrana, in Donegal. You could argue you case with them, give them as much detail as you can etc.
Whether a 2.5 year gap might prove anyway significant in the future, is hard to estimate. It is the intention to change the calculation model for the State Pension in the future to one where you get 1/40th of the State PenDion for each year of PRSI contribution. So as long as you have 40 years of contributions by the State retirement age (whether 66, 67 or 68) you will perhaps get the full State Pension. The Government have recently established a Pensions Commission to review the State Pension, so we will just have to await its recommendations.
This happened to me on my first job. I didn't realise til 20 years later.suspect my employer avoided paying PRSI in the case of all their teenage employees back then
Was from age 16 onwards for 3 years, no payslips ever issued but was paid by cheque each week... you'd think someone trying to hide it would've paid cash?!?If you can dig up proof (payslips, P60's tax records, diary) you should contact records section. Were you over sixteen? Did your pay come in cash/ brown envelope or was this an employer who was a bit scarce on paperwork
Does this mean you won't get the full old age state pension as a result?This happened to me on my first job. I didn't realise til 20 years later.
I have never followed up but the company is long defunct and I never kept a payslip.
Let us know how you get on.
I doubt it.Does this mean you won't get the full old age state pension as a result?
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