S.I. No. 3/1968 - Redundancy Certificate Regulations, 1968.

S.I. No. 3 of 1968.

REDUNDANCY CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS, 1968.

I, P. S. Ó h-IRIGHILE, Minister for Labour, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 18 and 58 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, 1968.

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 ten pounds and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding ten pounds in respect of each day on which the offence is continued.

SCHEDULE.

R.P.2.

AN ROINN SAOTHAIR—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR.

REDUNDANCY PAYMENTS ACT, 1967 .

NOTE: Before completing this form please refer to explanatory booklet and to the notes for the guidance of employers.

REDUNDANCY CERTIFICATE.

To............................................................ ....................................				(Name in full of employee)
Insurance No...............................................		Date of Birth............................................................ ...........
Occupation.....................................................
Employment commenced on...................................................and terminated on............................. by reason of redundancy.
Period(s) of non-reckonable service (if any)
From................................................To............................................... Reason..............................................
From................................................To............................................... Reason..............................................
From................................................To..............................................Reason..............................................


1. CALCULATION OF LUMP SUM PAYMENT.
(i) Total reckonable service (Exclude service before age 16) .........Years
(ii) Number of weeks' pay due (see explanatory booklet and notes for the guidance of employers)
.........Weeks
(iii) Amount of a normal week's pay (see explanatory booklet)						£..........................
(iv) Amount of Lump Sum Payment						£..........................

2. DECLARATION BY EMPLOYER.
I declare that the above mentioned employee (I) ceased employment by reason of redundancy and (II) was paid a lump Sum of £.................................calculated as above.
I also declare that, to the best of my knowledge, the particulars given on this certificate are true and correct.
Signed............................................................ ..					Date..................................................
	(Signature of employer)
Business Address............................................................ .......................
............................................................ ..............................

3. EMPLOYEE'S RECEIPT FOR LUMP SUM PAYMENT.
I acknowledge receipt of a Lump Sum redundancy payment amounting to £......................................
			Signed..........................................................
			Date............................................................ .

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 2nd day of January, 1968.

P. S. Ó h-IRIGHILE,

Minister for Labour.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

Penalties for failure to comply with the regulations are also specified.