If you ‘refuse’ to go back to work, you might lose €350 a week covid payment, says caretaker Taoiseach Leo Varadkar – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

If you ‘refuse’ to go back to work, you might lose €350 a week covid payment, says caretaker Taoiseach Leo Varadkar




If you’re getting used to the lockdown payment, you better be willing to go back to work if the opportunity arises.

Caretaker Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that workers might lose their Covid-19 emergency payment if they ‘refuse’ to go back to their jobs, if these are still available post-pandemic.

The payment, currently worth €350 a week, is being paid to almost 600,000 people across Ireland.

Mr. Varadkar recently said that while the payment period might be extended beyond its original June deadline, ‘it cannot last forever.’

This attitude contrasts starkly to that of ministers’ payments, which will not be cut during the pandemic under any circumstances, according to Minister for Finance Paschal Donoghue.

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