Insolvency

New and updated

• 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 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 2018.

• 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 2018.

• 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.

• Carillion workers "face uncertain future" after collapse

  Date:

  16 January 2018

  Type:

  News

  Thousands of workers face uncertainty after Carillion, the UK's second largest construction company, went into liquidation yesterday.