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Am i still entitled to full maternity benefits after career break!!

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  • 14-03-2010 11:05am
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    1noelsattic
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    Grawns
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    The last thing they are going to do is to discriminate against a pregnant women ( openly). As the relevent tax year is 2008, it should make no difference. Even so there is no reason not to be completely open with her employers about this.

    Rules From Citizens information

    Maternity Benefit is paid by the Department of Social and Family Affairs to women who have a certain number of paid PRSI contributions on their social insurance record and who are in insurable employment up to the first day of their maternity leave. The last day of work can be within 16 weeks of the end of the week your baby is due.

    The PRSI contributions can be from employment or self-employment - PRSI classes that count for Maternity Benefit are A, E, H and S (self-employed).

    If you are employed you must have:

    * At least 39 weeks PRSI paid in the 12-month period before the first day of your maternity leave

    Or

    * At least 39 weeks PRSI paid since first starting work and at least 39 weeks PRSI paid or credited in the relevant tax year or in the tax year immediately following the relevant tax year. For example, if you are going on maternity leave in 2010, the relevant tax year is 2008 and the year following that is 2009.

    Or

    * At least 26 weeks PRSI paid in the relevant tax year and at least 26 weeks PRSI paid in the tax year immediately before the relevant tax year. For example, if you are going on maternity leave in 2010, the relevant tax year is 2008 and the year before that is 2007.


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