Insolvency

New and updated

• Insolvency of employer

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to reflect the increase in the maximum amount of a week's pay for payments by the Secretary of State, effective from 6 April 2019.

• Redundancy rights

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to reflect the increase in the maximum amount of a week's pay for calculating a statutory redundancy payment, effective from 6 April 2019.

• Retail jobs threat continues as Patisserie Valerie collapses

  Date:

  23 January 2019

  Type:

  News

  Around 900 staff are expected to be made redundant at Patisserie Valerie, as a rescue deal failed to save the cake and coffee chain from going into administration.

• Sports Direct saves House of Fraser from administration

  Date:

  13 August 2018

  Type:

  News

  Sports Direct has bought House of Fraser out of administration for £90m.

• Remaining Carillion apprentices to be made redundant

  Date:

  2 August 2018

  Type:

  News

  Almost 350 apprentices employed by collapsed construction giant Carillion will be made redundant after alternative jobs for them were not found.

• Unite seeks legal action against Carillion's handling of redundancies

  Date:

  5 July 2018

  Type:

  News

  Union Unite plans to take legal action on behalf of a group of former Carillion employees who were made redundant when the company collapsed in January.

• What does going into administration really mean for employees?

  Date:

  19 April 2018

  Type:

  Legal guidance

  With stories about company collapse in the headlines all too often, Kelly Tucker from HR Star looks at the practical implications for employees.

• Insolvency payments

  Type:

  Quick reference

  Updated to reflect an increase in the cap on a week's pay, with effect from 6 April 2018.

• How much of an insolvent employer's debt will the Secretary of State repay to employees?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Compensation - pay and statutory payments

  Type:

  Quick reference

  Updated to take into account an increase in the cap on a week's pay, with effect from 6 April 2018.