social welfare for private school teachers

lolo62

hi,

im wondering if anyone here knows what, if any, entitlements are there for teachers in private schools whos hours have been cut?

i work three days and that is still the same but cuts to my hours mean i am now down €200 a month which is crippling me financially.

i have heard there is a possibility i can claim for the other two days i dont work...does anyone know if this is correct?

thanks

(ps i am entitled to sign on christmas, easter and summer and always have, i get paid by the hour)

happywithlife

hi there,
i'm open to correction but as far as i know,
you can still claim jobseeker's benefit whilst working 3 days a week.
fill in the forms, and i think you will have to submit confirmation from work that you are only working 3 days a week and you will also have to submit 6 recent payslips
as i said, i'm open to correction - obviously the social welfare office should be able to advise....

lolo62

happywithlife wrote: »

hi there,
i'm open to correction but as far as i know,
you can still claim jobseeker's benefit whilst working 3 days a week.
fill in the forms, and i think you will have to submit confirmation from work that you are only working 3 days a week and you will also have to submit 6 recent payslips
as i said, i'm open to correction - obviously the social welfare office should be able to advise....

great thank you...i hope you are right...ill get on to the guys in my local office tomorrow with fingers and toes crossed!!

happywithlife

should have said, that because you are earning, i assume it will be means tested somewhat, although again open to correction.
my only experience is that i was once paid over the summer for what amounted to 5 hours but i didn't qualify for a part payment under jobseekers because that was spread out over 4 days not 3!!