RP50 before you leave, RP77 if they do not pay

Irish redundancy has a paper trail, and knowing which form applies at which stage matters.

Form RP50

Your employer must give you a completed RP50 — the Redundancy Payment form — at least two weeks before your last day.

Part B is the payment certificate. Check the calculation uses complete years only and applies the €600 weekly cap correctly.

If you do not receive it, request it in writing.

Payment timing

Your employer must pay your statutory redundancy within two weeks of your employment ending.

Form RP77

If the employer has not paid, apply to them using form RP77 — Claim by an Employee against an Employer for a Lump Sum.

It functions as a written demand for payment.

If they still refuse: the WRC

If the employer is solvent but refuses or disputes the payment, bring a claim to the Workplace Relations Commission using the online e-complaint form.

You have 1 year (52 weeks) from the date of dismissal to refer a redundancy-payment dispute.

That is longer than the 6-month limit that applies to most other employment complaints — and it is not absolute: the WRC can extend it to 2 years where you show the delay was due to reasonable cause.

If the employer is insolvent

Apply to the Department of Social Protection to claim the statutory lump sum from the Social Insurance Fund, through the Gov.ie redundancy payments portal.

The WRC route is for solvent employers only.

Note that employees cannot apply directly to the Department without either the application form signed by the employer, with evidence of financial inability to pay, or the alternative route.

The two routes are different

Solvent employer refusing → WRC. Insolvent employer → Department of Social Protection.

Establishing which applies saves considerable time.

Leaving early

An employee who has received a Notice of Proposed Dismissal for Redundancy — form RP50 Part A — may decide to leave before the notified redundancy date, for instance to take up alternative employment.

What to check on the RP50

1. Complete years only
2. The €600 weekly cap applied correctly
3. The bonus week included
4. Your correct start date