Employees

Welcome to the Employees' section of the site. This section provides information to people who have recently lost their jobs or are about be become unemployed as a result of a redundancy. 

This part of the site contains two sections:

• Redundancy Information
• Social Welfare Information (Check Pages 2 - 44)

The Redundancy Information section contains information on the eligibility criteria a person needs to satisfy in order to receive a statutory redundancy payment. This section also includes information on calculating a statutory redundancy and includes the Department of Social Protection's  redundancy calculator .

The Social Welfare Information section contains information on:

• The two main unemployment payments,
• Jobseekers Payments (Check Chapter 1 index on page 1)
• Jobseekers Payments, Rates and more info
• Secondary benefits

The INOU also offer a range of FREE information and services, such as:

• FREE information leaflets specifically for people losing their jobs
  • Looking for Work - July 2013
  • Financial Incentives to take up work - July 2013
  • Start your own business - July 2013
  • Your Education Options - March 2013
  • Your Welfare Rights Options - February 2013
  • Training and Work Experience Options - July 2012 
• Access to our welfare to work information section call us on 01 856 0088 or email welfare@inou.ie
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