The upcoming June bank holiday weekend will see a number of social welfare recipients get their payments early in order to avoid disruption due to closures.
Monday, June 6 is a public holiday and therefore all banks and Post Offices will be closed from Sunday until Tuesday.
All welfare or pension payments due to be paid to bank accounts or credit unions on Monday, June 6, will instead be paid at the earlier date of Friday, June 3.
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If your welfare or pension payment is due to be paid at a post office on Monday, you will be able to collect it early from Saturday, June 4.
Any recipients who get paid by cheque, due on Monday, June 6, should receive it on Friday, as it will be posted out a day early.
Those receiving the child benefit payment, which is due on Tuesday, June 6, should not be affected although recipients may be paid early as has been reported in the past by recipients.
Meanwhile, most employees are given paid leave on Monday, so if you qualify for the public holiday benefit, you are entitled to one of the following:
- A paid day off on the public holiday
- An additional day of annual leave
- An additional day's pay
- A paid day off within a month of the public holiday
If you’re a part-time employee, you are entitled to a day's pay for the public holiday if you meet both these conditions:
- You have worked for your employer at least 40 hours in the 5 weeks before the public holiday
- The public holiday falls on a day you normally work
According to Citizens Information: "You can ask your employer at least 21 days before a public holiday, which of the alternatives will apply to you.
"If your employer does not respond at least 14 days before the public holiday, you are entitled to take the actual public holiday as a paid day off."
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