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current leave year or within six months after it ends. You cannot be paid instead of annual leave unless you are leaving work. How is my annual leave entitlement calculated Under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 there are minimum holiday entitlements. These may be calculated in one of three ways depending on total hours worked: • Four weeks (20 working days) if you work at least 1,365 hours in the leave year, or • One-third of a working week for each month that you work at least 117 hours, or • 8% of the hours worked in the leave year (up to a maximum of four working weeks) You can use whichever method gives you the best entitlement. The leave year runs from 1 April to 31 March but an employer can use a different leave year, for example, January to December, provided this is used consistently. Once you have worked for eight months, you are entitled to an unbroken period of two weeks of holidays. Pensions Your contract of employment may include an entitlement or requirement to join a pension scheme. If there is no pension scheme, your employer must provide you with access to at least one standard Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA), a flexible account designed to help you save for your pension. This also applies if there is a pension scheme but you are not eligible to join it within six months of starting work. For further information contact the Pensions Board, Lo-call: 1890 656 565, web: pensionsboard.ie. 20 / Lo-call: 1890 777 121
Joining a trade union Trade Union membership is voluntary and you have a legal right to join a union if you wish to. Unions negotiate with the employer on the terms and conditions of employment for all its members and can provide advice and support to individual members who may need it. Losing your job Can I be let go from my job If you have been working for less than a year, your employer can let you go but only after you get notice of at least one week of the employer’s intention to do so. No notice is required for employment of less than 13 weeks. Once you have worked for a year you are covered by the Unfair Dismissals Act. This provides protection so that you cannot be dismissed without good reason. Even if you have been working for less than a year, you are protected against unfair dismissal due to: • Trade union membership/activity • Pregnancy, recently having given birth, breastfeeding or other matters connected with pregnancy or birth • Availing of rights granted by the Maternity Protection Acts 1994–2004, the Adoptive Leave Act 1995, the Parental Leave Act 1998, the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, or the Carer’s Leave Act 2001 See losingyourjob.ie for more information on your rights and entitlements if you lose your job. The Citizens Information Board publishes a booklet called Employment Rights Explained which gives detailed information on all your employment rights. citizensinformation.ie / 21
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