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On this page: Summary Future
developments Key
references Questions and
answers The Insolvency Act
1986 Meaning of
'insolvency' Recovery of
remuneration Procedure for claiming debt
from an insolvent employer Unpaid
contributions to a pension scheme Complaints
Summary
3.727
- Under the Insolvency Act 1986, any remuneration owed to an employee during
the four months preceding an employer's insolvency is a preferential debt,
taking preference over claims by other creditors. However, the maximum amount of
that preferential debt is £800.
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