In the monitored period the Legal Support, as part of SKC-IRL, has dealt with 179 cases of relatively wide-ranging issues:
- Rent relations between landlord and tenant (deposit refund)
- Entitlement to and receipt of compensation
- Entitlement to paid annual leave and its payment
- Entitlement to and payment of overtime hours
- Unlawful dismissal and issuing of P45
- Eligibility and duration of the temporary suspension of Employment Contract by the employer
- Advice on tax return at the time of unemployment
- Consulting services about social benefits and welfare, administration of requests to reinvestigate claims
- Advice on the assignment and receipt of child allowances
- Tax consultancy with a focus on defining the tax residency and "tie-break" rules in accordance with the applicable legislation
Of the above total number of 179 cases an overwhelming majority (133 cases, 74 per cent) was dealt with in the form of telephone contact or via E-mail. The remaining 46 cases (26 per cent of the total) were considered to be especially important and serious. Due to their complexity the authorized representative of the Legal Support dealt with them personally either by meeting with clients and providing direct, personal advice or by representing clients during negotiations with an employer or landlord (Please note that at the present time the Legal Support has limited resources and is represented only by one person who deals with all cases either personally or other ways as mentioned above). During the monitored period, 22.9 per cent (41 cases) of all clients that contacted the Centre were recommended by the Diplomatic Office of Slovak Republic, which indicates the cooperation and support of the project by the Representative Office of SR.
Statistics: In comparison with the last reporting period (to 17.04.2009), the statistical state of cases to present date follows
| Reporting Criteria | to 17.04.09 | to 17.06.09 | +/- % |
| Total number of cases | 133 | 179 | +34% |
| Cases of direct representation | 28 | 46 | +64% |
| Clients recommended by Representative Office of SR | 31 | 41 | +32% |
Rastislav Blažek – BSc, MSc
Project Manager
Legal Support SKC- IRL
Dublin, 17.06.2009