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Redundancy during Pregnancy --> Maternity Leave Benefit entitlement

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  • 10-05-2017 7:28pm
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    greep
    Registered Users Posts: 101 ✭✭


    What is applicable if the following circumstances:
    • Pregnant women in employment for past 14 months
    • Prior to 14 months, she was in college for 1 year (sent from Social Welfare).
    • 2 months before going on maternity leave.
    She found out her company is closing down in around 1 month time.

    I assume she would go on Jobseeker Benefit, but the main question is here whether she would still be entitled for Maternity Leave benefit?

    Your help is greatly appreciated.
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    infogiver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭infogiver


    greep wrote: »
    What is applicable if the following circumstances:
    • Pregnant women in employment for past 14 months
    • Prior to 14 months, she was in college for 1 year (sent from Social Welfare).
    • 2 months before going on maternity leave.
    She found out her company is closing down in around 1 month time.

    I assume she would go on Jobseeker Benefit, but the main question is here whether she would still be entitled for Maternity Leave benefit?

    Your help is greatly appreciated.

    8 weeks before maternity leave she would be starting her maternity benefit.


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    greep
    Registered Users Posts: 101 ✭✭greep


    infogiver wrote: »
    8 weeks before maternity leave she would be starting her maternity benefit.
    Say the due date is 1st August & last day in the company 31st May.

    I thought it is usually 2 weeks before the due date, but might be wrong...


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    infogiver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭infogiver


    greep wrote: »
    Say the due date is 1st August & last day in the company 31st May.

    I thought it is usually 2 weeks before the due date, but might be wrong...

    You can start your maternity Benefit any time once you made a PRSI contribution within the 25th week of your pregnancy.
    So, you can start your maternity benefit at 26 weeks gestation if you like and any time after that.


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