Case studies
Case study showing how to calculate your pension entitlement under EU social security agreements
Case study showing how your entitlement to State Pension (Contributory) is calculated under bilateral social security agreements.
This case study examines how a lone parent is assessed for Working Family Payment.
This case study examines how a family on low income is assessed for Working Family Payment.
Income from work affects your Jobseeker's Allowance payment. This case study shows how work can affect this payment.
A case study showing how income from employment affects your Jobseeker's Allowance.
Three case studies exploring the choices available to people getting Jobseeker’s Allowance, One-Parent Family Payment and Disability Allowance.
Working out your statutory leave entitlement can be quite complex, if you start work in the middle of a leave year. This case study shows how one employee's leave was calculated.
Case study on how the redundancy payment for a particular employee was calculated.
Tax on income you earn from employment is deducted directly from your salary (pay). A case study on how this tax is calculated.
Being absent on carer's leave for part of a year does not prevent an employee from taking annual leave later on in the year after returning to work.
An employee who left her employment claimed constructive dismissal. She has to prove that her resignation was justified in order to win her case for unfair dismissal.
Example of how entitlement to compassionate leave is generally at employer's discretion or custom and practice in the workplace.
Explains how the spouse of a Critical Skills Employment Permit can apply for a specific employment permit.
Allowances and grants available to help with the costs of going to school.
This is a case study showing you how to calculate the length of time a systematic short time worker can get Jobseeker's Benefit.
This case study shows the need to follow correct procedures when returning to work after maternity leave
This is a case study showing you how to assess a couple’s entitlement to jobseeker's payments in order to maximise their income.
When calculating the hourly rate for the national minimum wage, certain payments are not included. This case study shows how an employer's incorrect calculation meant the employee was being paid less than the national minimum wage.
Part-time workers are entitled to public holidays even if they are not due to work on the day of the public holiday. This case study shows how a part-time worker's payment for a public holiday is calculated.
An employee who had been working reduced hours for over a year was made redundant. This case study shows how the value of a redundancy payment can depend on certain circumstances.
This example shows the different parental leave entitlements of a particular couple with a small child.
A case study showing how Maternity Benefit is taxed.
Example showing how someone dismissed for trade union activity can claim unfair dismissal.
This case study examines how the earnings from employment will affect your State Pension (Non-Contributory).
Example of the working hours permitted for a girl aged 14.
Example of 2 different requests for force majeure leave, one of which was granted. The second request was refused as there was no entitlement under the Parental Leave Act 1998.