Insolvency

New and updated

• Redundancy rights

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on a new Government consultation on restricting exit payments in the public sector.

• Insolvency payments

  Type:

  Quick reference

  Updated to reflect an increase in the cap on a week's pay, with effect from 6 April 2019.

• 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 2019.

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

  Type:

  FAQs

• 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.

• 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.

• 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: TUPE rights may be retained following "pre-pack" administration

  Date:

  30 June 2017

  Type:

  Law reports

  The European Court of Justice has held that "pre-pack" administration, which is designed to facilitate the sale of a business as a going concern in the event of insolvency, may not prevent employees from having TUPE rights.

• Redundancy consultation: maximum protective awards for former City Link employees in Northern Ireland

  Date:

  18 November 2015

  Type:

  Law reports

  A Northern Ireland tribunal has awarded protective awards of 90 days' pay to former City Link employees over the company's failure to consult on their redundancies.