SW week is now 5 day week and not 6

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Libby001

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There has been talk in my work place that we may be possibly on a 3 day week in the new year. I was under the impression that the SW week is 6 days, but I have just looked up their website and it says that now it is a 5 day week and I would only be entitled to two fifths of the jobseeker benefit. But no where on this, have I seen anything about the SW week changing to a 5 day week.

Can anyone show some light on this.

Thanks!!
 
Yes. If you read the website carefully, you will note that it is referring to claims by people who are reducing their days of employment. People fully employed have their rates worked out on a 6 day basis.
 
So, if you are being reduced from a 5 day week to a 3 day week, then you'll get 2 days from social welfare and not 3 days?
 
AFAIK it is still a 6 day week. Maybe Welfaire can tell us. I have recently come across a situation were a high level civil servant has implemented a 'change', but appears to have over stepped their powers. Needless to say this is in the process of being rapidly rolled back. At tax payers expense and much confusion… :(
 
Towger said:
AFAIK it is still a 6 day week. Maybe Welfaire can tell us. I have recently come across a situation were a high level civil servant has implemented a 'change', but appears to have over stepped their powers. Needless to say this is in the process of being rapidly rolled back. At tax payers expense and much confusion… :(
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So are you saying that the 5 day week may not stay in place, that it may go back to the 6 day week for people who are being put on temporary short time?
 
Libby, are you referring to this paragraph?

Systematic short-time working

This situation arises if you are normally working full-time but short-time working is introduced on a temporary basis. You will continue to pay PRSI in the normal way. If the short-time work involves a three-day week, you may get Jobseeker's Benefit for the other two days, provided you meet the other relevant conditions that apply to Jobseeker's Benefit. In this situation, the social welfare week is five days and you will get two-fifths of the normal amount of Jobseeker's Benefit. There are no limits on how long short-time working can continue. There are circumstances however in which you may be able to claim a redundancy payment, which would mean that you would be wholly unemployed.


This would most likely apply in your case, as you are having your normal working week reduced. In this case, the weekly payment is divided by 5 instead of 6, meaning you would get a higher daily rate than someone who is fully unemployed, but would be paid only for the days you are not working. The 6-day week applies to someone who is totally unemployed, or, in some cases, begins a part-time job.
 
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