Check your rights when your employer becomes insolvent — redundancy pay, unpaid wages, notice pay, and holiday pay claims from the National Insurance Fund — verified against GOV.UK and the Insolvency Service.
If your employer becomes insolvent, you can claim statutory redundancy pay, up to 8 weeks' unpaid wages, up to 6 weeks' holiday pay and notice pay from the National Insurance Fund (NIF) via the Insolvency Service.
The protective award for failure to collectively consult is up to 180 days' gross pay per employee — and insolvency does not exempt employers from this obligation.
Key areas covered: employer insolvency, National Insurance Fund, redundancy pay, unpaid wages, protective award, administration. Verified against GOV.UK.
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