A recent series of cases relating to Disability Allowance and Rehabilitation, have brought to light agross dereliction of duty of care due to a change of responsibility in the year 2000 which continuesto this day.Thousands of people who could have received disability allowance with rehabilitation have beendenied their rights.Case Study:We have dealt with a particular…
Home care has been a major discussion on the national airwaves this week. At FIOS we feel that we can greatly assist those in need of Social or Home Care Services. As advocates here at FIOS we can help get you the care and resources you need. For example form filling and communications with the…
In the area of workplace rights we have taken cases onto the workplace relations commission. We have attended hearings and advocated for clients on redundancy, unfair dismissal, non payment of wages/holiday pay.
In family law cases involving domestic violence whether emotional, physical and/or financial. We work in partnership with legal practitioners and we do pro bono referrals to domestic violence support services. We do not charge for domestic violence cases. If there is paperwork for public payments we charge a modest admin fee. We have experience both…
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 Under the safety and welfare at work Act 2005 (link to the HSA page above), employers are obligated to provide and safe and risk free work environment. Here at FIOS we can inform and advise you as to your workplace rights. Implicit in the act is the…
In every persons social insurance pay, a small percent of that goes into a insurance fund that is specifically meant to go towards payments made for accidents at work. There are two main categories; one being injuries benefit which is a six month pay that can be added onto the two year entitlement of illness…
FIOS consultants work with solicitors to mitigate or reduce the liability of pensioners who are on non contributory old age pension, and who may have accumulated assets and savings during the time they were on the pension. FIOS consultants succeeds in doing this by looking at how the assets and savings were accumulated and then…
We had a case involving a gentleman who was in receipt of a greatly reduced Old Age Pension. We investigated the case and found that the client had been subject to identity theft in the 1970’s. A person unknown had been employed under his social insurance number. We provided proof or error and omissions and…