If you had to cease employment due to medical advice then you may qualify for Disability Benefit/Allowance.ice said:Do they look for proof that you didn't leave voluntarily and would the fact that a job was not the right fit (lots of stress etc) be enough reason to leave ?
They will always contact the employer and will always side with them and they will disqualify for 9 weeks. Its then up to you to appeal your case, which takes 6 months to get to a hearing.Berni said:When you go to claim, you will be asked why you left. You make your case then, and it will be up to the Deciding officer to set the period of disqualification, based on what you've told them.
Bear in mind that they may contact your ex employer for their side of it, so its best to be honest.
bond-007 said:They will always contact the employer and will always side with them and they will disqualify for 9 weeks. Its then up to you to appeal your case, which takes 6 months to get to a hearing.
The DSFA are not interested in why or your reasons for leaving, just the fact did you leave yourself or were you let go.
bond-007 said:In the meantime get yourself to your local Community welfare officer to claim supplementry welfare allowance so you will have money until a decision is finally made.
c1aro said:I finished work in recently (having been 19 years in same job). I had been requesting part-time for the past year and was refused. It was my decision to leave. I did apply for one part-time job (which I didn't get) job spec sounded very similar to what I was doing but I kind of grew into my job without qualifications and new job would have been looking for them. Have not gone for anything else as was a bit deflated. Haven't approached SW yet - as reading some previous posts I didn't think I was entitled to anything as I had given up work voluntarily.
Some of my former workmates have said that I should be signing on regardless to keep up my stamps for pension purposes. Have to say I don't understand this. I would have thought having been working since 1979 that I would have accumulated enough stamps to ensure a government pension. Can someone explain it to me.
Also, I have heard if I don't return to work straight away (say take the rest of the Summer off or even longer, that I may be entitled to join back to work schemes run by Fas. Is this true.
Am at a bit of a crossroads at the moment and would like to know what options are open to me.
Thanks.
Kiddo said:It was always my understanding that even though you might not be entitled to UB signing on keeps up your credits. http://www.inou.ie/download/pdf/welfarerts_leaflet_feb05.pdf
c1aro said:- as reading some previous posts I didn't think I was entitled to anything as I had given up work voluntarily.
Some of my former workmates have said that I should be signing on regardless to keep up my stamps for pension purposes.
Also, I have heard if I don't return to work straight away (say take the rest of the Summer off or even longer, that I may be entitled to join back to work schemes run by Fas. Is this true.
Am at a bit of a crossroads at the moment and would like to know what options are open to me.
Thanks.
Actually it's PRSI in this case and it does entitle you to certain benefits if you meet the relevant qualification criteria. If you don't and meet the means test criteria then you can qualify for certain welfare allowance rather than (PRSI linked) benefit payments.Kiddo said:Just goes to show that paying a fortune in tax every year entitles you to nothing really
bond-007 said:They will always contact the employer and will always side with them and they will disqualify for 9 weeks. Its then up to you to appeal your case, which takes 6 months to get to a hearing.
The DSFA are not interested in why or your reasons for leaving, just the fact did you leave yourself or were you let go.
bond-007 said:Well done!
I reckon you had a nice deciding officer that didn't bother contacting the employer.
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