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S.I. No. 221/1984 -- Redundancy Certificate Regulations, 1984.

S.I. No. 221/1984 -- Redundancy Certificate Regulations, 1984. 1984 221

S.I. No. 221/1984:

REDUNDANCY CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS, 1984.

REDUNDANCY CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS, 1984.

I, RUAIRÍ QUINN, Minister for Labour, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 18 (as amended by the Redundancy Payments Act, 1971 (No. 20 of 1971)) and 58 (as amended by the Redundancy Payments Act, 1979 (No. 7 of 1979)) of the Redundancy Payments Act, 1967 (No. 21 of 1967), hereby make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Redundancy Certificate Regulations, 1984, and shall come into operation on the 3rd day of September, 1984.

2. A redundancy certificate shall be in the form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations and shall contain--

(a) the appropriate particulars referred to in that form,

(b) a declaration or declarations (as appropriate) by the employer concerned in the terms set out in that form, and

(c) a receipt, if appropriate, in the terms set out in that form, by the employee concerned for the lump sum payment referred to in that form.

3. An employer who fails to comply with these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50.

4. The Redundancy Certificate Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 112 of 1979 ), are hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 21st day of August, 1984.

RUAIRÍ QUINN,

Minister for Labour.'

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of these regulations is to require employers when giving a redundancy certificate under the Redundancy Payments Acts to use the form (R.P. 2) provided by the Minister for this purpose and to furnish the appropriate declarations in the form.

A penalty for failure to comply with these regulations is also specified.

FORM RP2

REDUNDANCY CERTIFICATE

REDUNDANCY SAOTHAIR - DEPARTMENTS ACTS 1967 TO 1979

AN ROINN SAOTHAIR -DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

Note: Before completing this form please refer to explantory booklet.

PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM IN BLOCK CAPITALS
Figures Letter
EMPLOYER'S PAYE REGISTERED NUMBER |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
BUSINESS NAME OF EMPLOYER ________________________________________
BUSINESS ADDRESS ________________________________________
________________________________________
Figures Letters
EMPLOYEE'S REVENUE AND SOCIAL INSURANCE (RSI) NUMBER |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
To: SURNAME ___________________ FIRST NAME __________________________________________
SEX Male Tick Appropriate Box SOCIAL WELFARE INSURANCE NUMBER (if any)
Female
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
DATE OF BIRTH OCCUPATION For Official Use
Day Month Year
|____|____|_____| ______________________ MANCO |__|__|__|__|__|
DATE OF COMMENCEMENT DATE OF TERMINATION
Day Month Year Day Month Year
|____|_____|_____| |____|_____|_____|
PERIODS OF NON RECKONABLE SERVICE
Day Month Year REASON
From To ________________
From To ________________
From To ________________
1. CALULATION OF STATUTORY LUMP SUM PAYMENT
Note: Regard should be had to ceiling on normal weekly remuneration.
Years
(i) Total Reckonable Service ----------------------------------------
(Exclude service before age of 16 and other non-reckonable service)
Weeks
(ii) Number of weeks pay due---------------------------------------- £
(iii) Amount of Normal week's pay ------------------------------------ £
(actual amount should be inserted)

(iv) State ceiling on earnings applied for purposes of calculation if the statutory ceiling is lower than normal week's pay------------------------------

£

(v) Amount of Statutory lump sum payment to which employee is entitled------------------------------------------------------

£
2. EMPLOYEE'S RECEIPT FOR LUMP SUM PAYMENT

Note: In no circumstances should this receipt be used for any payment other than the statutory redundancy lump sum or part thereof. This receipt will not be accepted as valid unless the sum paid inserted.

I acknowledge receipt of a lump sum redundany payment amounting to------ £
Day Month Year
Signature of Employee ________________________________ |____|_____|_________|
3. DECLARATION BY EMPLOYER

I declare that the employee was dismissed by reason of redundancy, that the employee is entitled to a lump sum of the amount set out in Part 1 (v) of this certificate, and that the employee was paid a lump

sum of ------------------------------------------------------ £
(If no payment made, please insert NIL)
Signature of Employer ________________________________
----------------------
Position held in Company ______________________________ Date


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