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S.I. No. 197/2003 - Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) (Forms and Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

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1. When making an initial claim to the Insolvency Payments Section on behalf of the former employees of an Insolvent Company, copies of the following documentation must be attached

(a) Notice of appointment of Liquidator/Receiver

(b) Statement of Affairs/Accounts

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2. Initial claims for each employee should be accompanied by a copy of the employee's P45 or written confirmation of his/her class of insurance.

3.

PLEASE NOTE THAT FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE FORM FULLY MAY RESULT IN DELAY IN MAKING THE PAYMENT.

DETAILS OF INSOLVENT COMPANY

Employer's PAYE Registered No.

Figures

Letters

Name of company

Business Address

Nature of Business

Names of Directors and Company Secretary

PPS No.

% Shareholding

Figures

Letters

Date of Insolvency

Day

Mth

Year

Type of Insolvency

RELEVANT OFFICER CERTIFICATE

Name of Relevant Officer

Name of Company

Business Address

Telephone No. (including area code)

Relevant Officer Tax No.

Figures

Letters

Please attach a schedule of employee entitlements. Annex EIP3(a) attached shows the format required. Please ensure that your schedule is clearly headed by the company name and PAYE No.

No. of pages of Annex EIP3(a) attached

Declaration

To: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

In connection with the provisions of the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Acts, 1984-2003, I have accepted and certify, based on the best information available to me, the entitlement of the employees as shown on the attached schedule. I have made no other application in respect of these entitlements. I understand that it may be necessary for you to refer information on the entitlements to the Revenue Commissioners and/or to other Government Departments. I hereby give my consent to the disclosure of such information as is in my possession. I also agree to make available to you such records as may be required for examination. I undertake to distribute the appropriate amounts to the employees concerned from the funds received pursuant to this application. Copies of employee claims are on the relevant forms are attached.

I declare that the company is insolvent and that there are no funds available from which the entitlements claimed on the attached schedule can be paid.

The Instrument of payment should be drawn in favour of (Relevant Officer)

Address

Signature of Relevant Officer

Date

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Tel: (01) 6312121

Davitt House

Fax: (01) 6313217

65a Adelaide Road

Web: www.entemp.ie

Dublin 2

Lo-call 1890 220222

Schedule of Employee Entitlements

Form EIP3

Company Name

PAYE No.

Annex (a)

Employee's Name

PPS No.

Total Arrears of Wages

Deductions (Union dues, VHI/BUPA, etc.)

Total Arrears of Holiday Pay

Total Arrears of Sick Pay

Total Minimum Notice

Total of Columns (c), (d), (e), (f) & (g)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

Total

€

Employee's Name

PPS No.

Employment Equality Act, 1998

Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977, Court Awards in respect of Unfair or Wrongful Dismissals

Maternity Protection Act, 1994, Adoptive Leave Act, 1995, Parental Leave Act, 1998

National Minimum Wage Act, 2000

Statutory Minimum Wages Under an Employment Regulation Order

Total of Columns (j), (k), (l), (m) & (n)

(h)

(i)

(j)

(k)

(l)

(m)

(n)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

Total

€

GIVEN under my hand,

22 May 2003

FRANK FAHEY

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The purpose of these Regulations is to prescribe revised forms and certificates to be used in connection with the submission of claims under Section 6 of the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Acts, 1984 to 2003.

ISB SI

3. A separate Form EIP1 should be completed where payment is being claimed in respect of Arrears of Wages, Sick Pay, Holiday Pay or Minimum Notice.

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4. Claims in respect of statutory minimum wages can only be made in respect of employments covered by an Employment Regulation Order. In case of doubt about the application of an Employment Regulation Order, claimants should contact the Labour Inspectorate Section of this Department.

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5. Please attach a copy of the Recommendation, Determination or Order as appropriate, if available.

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6. PLEASE NOTE THAT FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE FORM FULLY MAY RESULT IN DELAY IN MAKING THE PAYMENT.

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Tel: (01) 6312121

Davitt House

Fax: (01) 6313217

65a Adelaide Road

Web: www.entemp.ie

Dublin 2

Lo-call 1890 220222

Part 1 Your Details

(Please complete in Block Capitals)

Figures

Letters

Employee's PPS No.

Employee's Surname

Employee's First name

Employee's Address

Date of Birth

Day

Month

Year

Class of Insurance

Please attach copy of P45 if available

Part 2 Employer Details

Name of Employer

Employer's Address

Type of Business

(e.g., clothing manufacturer)

Name of Receiver/Liquidator/Employer Representative

Telephone No.

(Including area code)

Part 3 Employment Details

Occupation

Date of Commencement of employment

Day

Month

Year

Date of Termination of employment

Day

Month

Year

Gross Pay

€

Week

€

Month

or

No. of days and hours normally worked per week

Days

Hours

Director

Secretary

Shareholder

If you were a Director, Secretary or Shareholder of the Company, please indicate as appropriate

Part 4 Employment Equality Act, 1998

Date

Has an appeal been lodged? Yes/No

Day

Mth

Year

Amount

Reference No.

Equality Officer Decision

€

Mediated Settlement

€

Labour Court Determination

€

Civil Court Award/Order

€

Note: Please attach copy of decision, mediated settlement, determination or award/order, as appropriate. Date refers to date of decision, settlement, etc.

Part 5 Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977, or Court Awards in respect of Unfair or Wrongful Dismissal

Date

Has an appeal been lodged? Yes/No

Day

Mth

Year

Amount

Reference No.

Rights Commissioner Recommendation

€

Employment Appeals Tribunal Determination

€

Civil Court Award/Order

€

Note: Please attach copy of recommendation, determination, award or order, as appropriate. Date refers to date of recommendation, determination, etc

Part 6 Maternity Protection Act, 1994, Adoptive Leave Act, 1995 or Parental Leave Act, 1998

Please tick as appropriate

Maternity Protection Act, 1994

Adoptive Leave Act, 1995

Parental Leave Act, 1998

Date

Has an appeal been lodged? Yes/No

Day

Mth

Year

Amount

Reference No.

Rights Commissioner Recommendation

€

Employment Appeals Tribunal Determination

€

Civil Court Award/Order

€

Note: Please attach copy of recommendation, determination, or award/order, as appropriate. Date refers to date of recommendation, determination, etc.

Part 7 National Minimum Wage Act, 2000

Note: A claim under this part is not payable unless proceedings against the employer under

Section 45

(1) of the

Industrial Relations Act, 1946

, for the amount involved have been instituted.

Date

Has an appeal been lodged? Yes/No

Day

Mth

Year

Amount

Reference No.

Rights Commissioner Decision

€

Labour Court Determination

€

Civil Court Award/Order

€

Note: Please attach copy of decision, determination or award/order, as appropriate. Date refers to date of decision, determination, etc.

Part 8 Statutory Minimum Wages under an Employment Regulation Order

Title of Employment Regulation Order

Have proceedings been instituted against the employer? (please tick appropriate box)

Yes

No

If Yes, by whom?

In which Court? (If applicable)

State the period in respect of which the claim is being made

From

To

Day

Mth

Year

Day

Mth

Year

Total No. of Weeks

Gross Weekly Pay

€

Total Claimed

€

I apply for payment due to me under the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Acts 1984-2003 and declare that I have made no other applications in respect of the amounts shown above. I am aware that my rights and remedies against my employer in respect of these amounts will be transferred to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when payment has been made. I also declare in respect of the amounts claimed above that I have made no appeal in respect of these amounts and I am not aware, to the best of my knowledge, that these amounts are the subject of appeal by someone else.

Signature:___________________________________________

Date:________________________________

WARNING: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST ANYONE MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT ON THIS FORM

PART 3

Form EIP3

Department of

Enterprise, Trade

and Employment

Insolvency Payments Scheme

Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Acts, 1984-2003

APPLICATION BY A RELEVANT OFFICER FOR FUNDS IN RESPECT OF

WAGES, HOLIDAY PAY, SICK PAY, MINIMUM NOTICE ENTITLEMENTS/ AWARDS, ENTITLEMENTS UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACT, 1998, UNFAIR DISMISSALS ACT, 1977, COURT AWARDS IN RESPECT OF UNFAIR OR WRONGFUL DISMISSAL, MATERNITY PROTECTION ACT, 1994, ADOPTIVE LEAVE ACT, 1995, PARENTAL LEAVE ACT, 1998, NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE ACT, 2000 AND STATUTORY MINIMUM WAGES UNDER AN EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER.

NOTE: PLEASE READ NOTES BELOW BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM

ISB SI

7. Deductions for union dues, VHI/BUPA, etc. which were made from gross wages and not paid over to the appropriate authority should be inserted in Part 4.

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8. In the case of sick pay, payment will not exceed the difference between any social welfare benefit payable and gross weekly pay.

9.

PLEASE NOTE THAT FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE FORM FULLY MAY RESULT IN DELAY IN MAKING THE PAYMENT

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Tel: (01) 6312121

Davitt House

Fax: (01) 6313217

65a Adelaide Road

Web: www.entemp.ie

Dublin 2

Lo-call 1890 220222

Part 1 Your Details

(Please complete in Block Capitals)

Figures

Letters

Employee's PPS No.

Employee's Surname

Employee's First name

Employee's Address

Date of Birth

Day

Month

Year

Class of Insurance

Please attach copy of P45 if available

Part 2 Employer Details

Name of Employer

Employer's Address

Type of Business

(e.g., clothing manufacturer)

Name of Receiver/Liquidator/Employer Representative

Telephone No.

(Including area code)

Part 3 Employment Details

Occupation

Date of Commencement of employment

Day

Month

Year

Date of Termination of employment

Day

Month

Year

Gross Pay

€

Week

€

Month

or

No. of days and hours normally worked per week

Days

Hours

Director

Secretary

Shareholder

If you were a Director, Secretary or Shareholder of the Company, please indicate as appropriate

Part 4 Arrears of Wages Pay

If you are owed wages, overtime, bonus or commission payments, give details in the spaces provided.

If wages claim includes “bounced” cheques, please attach cheques. In relation to overtime and commission, please see Note 6.

Type

From

To

No. of weeks/days

Gross weekly wage

Amount Due

(wages, bonus, etc.)

Day

Mth

Year

Day

Mth

Year

(Actual)

€

€

€

€

€

€

€

€

Average (if required) (See Note 6)

€

Total Arrears of Wages Claimed

€

Deductions from Wages, e.g., Union Dues, VHI/BUPA, etc.

Type

From

To

No. of weeks

Weekly Deduction

Amount Due

Day

Mth

Year

Day

Mth

Year

€

€

€

€

€

€

€

€

Total Arrears of Deductions Claimed

€

Part 5 Arrears of Holiday Pay

From

To

Total no of weeks due (incl. public holidays due)

Day

Mth

Year

Day

Mth

Year

Annual Leave Entitlement

No. of days

Annual Leave Taken

No. of days

Public Holidays Due

No. of days

Gross Weekly Pay

€

Arrears of Holiday Pay Claimed

€

Part 6 Minimum Notice

No. of Weeks' Notice Due/Awarded

Gross Weekly Pay

€

Total Amount of Minimum Notice Claimed

€

If claim is in respect of an Employment Appeals Tribunal Award, please attach copy of the Tribunal Award and complete the following

Day

Month

Year

Date of Employment Appeals Tribunal Award

Reference Number of Award

Part 7 Arrears due under a Company Sick Pay Scheme

From

To

Total no. of weeks due (incl. any public hols. due)

Day

Mth

Year

Day

Mth

Year

Weekly amount of Social Welfare Benefit

€

Total amount of Social Welfare Benefit payable during the period

€

Weekly payment by Employer under Sick Pay Scheme

(Exclusive of Social Welfare payments)

€

Gross Weekly Pay

€

Total Arrears of Sick Pay Claimed

€

I apply for payment due to me under the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Acts 1984-2003 and declare that I have made no other applications in respect of the amounts shown above. I am aware that my rights and remedies against my employer in respect of these amounts will be transferred to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when payment has been made. I also declare in respect of the amounts claimed above that I have made no appeal in respect of these amounts and I am not aware, to the best of my knowledge, that these amounts are the subject of appeal by someone else.

Signature:___________________________________________

Date:________________________________

WARNING: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST ANYONE MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT ON THIS FORM

PART 2

Form EIP4

Department of

Enterprise, Trade

and Employment

EMPLOYEE'S APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT(S) UNDER THE INSOLVENCY PAYMENTS SCHEME OF ENTITLEMENTS UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACT, 1998, UNFAIR DISMISSALS ACT, 1977 COURT AWARDS IN RESPECT OF UNFAIR OR WRONGFUL DISMISSAL, MATERNITY PROTECTION ACT, 1994, ADOPTIVE LEAVE ACT, 1995 PARENTAL LEAVE ACT, 1998, NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE ACT, 2000 AND STATUTORY MINIMUM WAGES UNDER AN EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER

An Roinn Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Acts, 1984-2003

NOTE: PLEASE READ NOTES BELOW BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM

ISB SI

I, FRANK FAHEY, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 6

and

16

of the

Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Act 1984

(No. 21 of 1984) and the Labour (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1993 (

S.I. No. 18 of 1993

as adapted by the Enterprise and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 (

S.I. No. 305 of 1997

) and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2003 (

S.I. No. 156 of 2003

), hereby make the following regulations

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