Retroactive redundancy

komodosp

I left my previous job at the beginning of January and started a new one. However I'm finding it very difficult to get my last month's pay (i.e. from December 2014) from my previous employer. Basically he's pleading the poor mouth, and it's looking now like they are going out of business and won't be able to pay.

This leaves me in a very difficult position as I had to borrow money just to make it through January and bills were left unpaid so I'm constantly a month behind.

I was wondering if this can be done:
1. Have him declare me "redundant" as of the beginning of December. Effectively this is what happened (even though I did work during December he couldn't pay me.)

2. I then apply for direct payment of the statury minimum from the Social Insurance Fund as outlined on this page: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemployment_and_redundancy/redundancy/redundancy_payments.html, "Employer's insolvency" section.

3DataModem

komodosp wrote: »

I left my previous job at the beginning of January and started a new one. However I'm finding it very difficult to get my last month's pay (i.e. from December 2014) from my previous employer. Basically he's pleading the poor mouth, and it's looking now like they are going out of business and won't be able to pay.

This leaves me in a very difficult position as I had to borrow money just to make it through January and bills were left unpaid so I'm constantly a month behind.

I was wondering if this can be done:
1. Have him declare me "redundant" as of the beginning of December. Effectively this is what happened (even though I did work during December he couldn't pay me.)

2. I then apply for direct payment of the statury minimum from the Social Insurance Fund as outlined on this page: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemployment_and_redundancy/redundancy/redundancy_payments.html, "Employer's insolvency" section.

No, this would be fraud.

You need to take a case re: non payment of wages as per here;

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/pay_and_employment/leaving_work_without_being_paid.html

komodosp

3DataModem wrote: »

No, this would be fraud.

You need to take a case re: non payment of wages as per here;

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/pay_and_employment/leaving_work_without_being_paid.html

I wasn't suggesting that I defraud anyone just asking if it could be done, but thanks for the info.