Put your claim to your employer in writing, on form RP77, within a year of your job ending. Don't let it drift: the time limits are strict.
Quick facts
- Claim from employer
- Within 1 year (form RP77)
- Employer can't pay
- DSP pays from the Social Insurance Fund
- Employer insolvent
- Liquidator applies for you
- Employer refuses
- WRC claim within 1 year
- After a WRC win
- Claim DSP within 52 weeks
Claim from your employer first
"You must apply to your employer for redundancy pay within one year from the date your employment ends." Do it in writing, using form RP77, so there's a record.
If they can't pay
"The Redundancy Payment Scheme is where your statutory redundancy payment is paid by the Department of Social Protection (DSP) from the Social Insurance Fund." "This happens when your employer is genuinely unable to pay statutory entitlements because of financial difficulties or insolvency." Your employer applies online.
If a liquidator, receiver or examiner is appointed: "If there is no money to make redundancy payments, they will apply on your behalf to the Redundancy Payments Section."
If they refuse
Bring a claim to the Workplace Relations Commission online. "This must be done within one year of the end of your employment. The WRC can extend the time limit to 2 years in exceptional cases."
If you win, request form RP50 from redundancypayments@welfare.ie and send it with the decision. "You must send your claim within 52 weeks of a WRC decision being made." Redundancy Payments Section: 0818 111 112.
Common questions
What happens if my employer can't pay my redundancy?
The Department of Social Protection pays your statutory redundancy from the Social Insurance Fund under the Redundancy Payment Scheme.
How long do I have to claim redundancy?
Apply to your employer within one year of your job ending. A WRC claim must also be made within a year, extendable to 2 years in exceptional cases.
What if my employer refuses to pay redundancy?
Bring a claim to the Workplace Relations Commission. If you win, claim the payment from the Department within 52 weeks of the decision.