MovieExtras.ie Support Centre – Dept of Social Protection
PUP, Maternity and Paternity Leave
Please check with your Social Protection office whether working for MovieExtras.ie on a casual base will affect your Social Welfare payments. Generally, with Maternity and Paternity leave paid by the State, you are not allowed to work.
Social Welfare Forms
Please send your social welfare forms along with a stamped, self addressed envelope to the following address:
Crew, Cast & Performers Ltd t/a MovieExtras.ie
Ardmore House
Ardmore Studios
Herbert Rd
Bray,
Co. Wicklow
We will fill, stamp and sign them and send them back by return post.
Letters for Intreo
If you need us to supply a letter for Social Welfare purposes please contact us via the contact form in our support centre and one of team will come back to you.
Disability Allowance
You can work while in receipt of disability allowance (which includes self-employment) and earn up to €140 per week (after deduction of PRSI, any pension contributions and union dues) without your payment being affected. If you start work, you need to notify the Department of Social Protection (DSP) and provide proof of your earnings (a pay slip, your contract of employment or a letter from your employer)
For further information on benefits, click here.
Illness Benefit
You CANNOT work in insurable employment while in receipt of Illness Benefit. Please check with your DSP office regarding your type of benefit to confirm this with them.
For further information on these benefits, click here.
Maternity and Paternity Leave Benefit paid by the State
A claimant will be disqualified from receiving Maternity and Paternity Benefit if during the period for which benefit is payable, she engages in any form of insurable employment or insurable self employment
For further information on Maternity Leave operational guidelines, click here.
Maternity and Paternity Leave Benefit paid by the Employer
If your Employer is paying you for Maternity and Paternity Leave which commences after the State paid benefit, please contact your employer to asses whether it is acceptable to work for MovieExtra.ie.