Your sponsor may agree with DSP to arrange your work hours differently for example, 39 hours every second week, or You are paid weekly by your sponsor and you have certain statutory employment rights including annual leave , public holidays , maternity leave and a written statement of your terms and conditions of employment.
Tax may be deducted from your pay, if applicable, but your CE pay is exempt from the Universal Social Charge. You are entitled to a maximum of 56 hours 7 full days of medically certified sick leave in a 52 week period. The DSP provides the sponsor with a support grant towards the payment of sick leave.
In general, there is no payment for uncertified sick leave. However, in certain cases the DSP officer may allow, a maximum of 2 uncertified days 8 hours in any 12 month period. Detailed information on sick leave is available in the Community Employment Procedures Manual. Detailed information is available in the Community Employment Procedures Manual.
Age limit : Funding is not provided for CE participants who have reached the qualifying age for a State pension. The current qualifying age for all State pensions is An increase to 67 in and to 68 in was planned. In Budget , it was announced that the qualifying age for a State pension will continue to be However, under the Programme for Government a Commission for Pensions will be set up to examine sustainability and eligibility issues with State pensions and the Social Insurance Fund.
Childcare: If you need childcare in order to become a CE participant, you may be eligible for the Community Employment Childcare CEC programme , which provides subsidised childcare places for children up to the age of The CEC programme closed to new registrations on 14 February The NCS is a new Scheme providing financial support to help parents to meet the costs of childcare.
Training and development: You will get training as part of your CE scheme to help improve your ability to get a job when the scheme is over.
Everyone on a CE scheme must have an individual learning plan where training is identified. You must be allowed to join in any approved training that has been identified on your individual learner plan. Toggle main navigation. Extension of contracts until end October to benefit over 11, participants.
Participants will be facilitated in exiting schemes on phased basis. Minister Humphreys commented:. The Minister added:.
Notes for Editor. The facility to register interest in CE schemes was introduced on the website in August in response to the Covid 19 pandemic. I am fully committed to the future of CE and will continue to support and improve the programme for the benefit of the CE participants and the valuable contribution being made to local communities throughout the country.
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Please upgrade to the latest version of one of these free browsers: Internet Explorer , Firefox , Safari or Chrome. The Wage Subsidy Scheme gives financial support to employers who employ people with a disability. Work offered must be for a minimum of 21 hours per week and up to 39 hours per week. An employee with a disability on the scheme has the same conditions of employment as other employees. The employer must pay the employee at least the statutory minimum wage. You can qualify for the WSS without a medical assessment if you are getting one of the following disability payments:.
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