Update Friday 29 April 2016: SSI steel works: information for employees and creditors
Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK Limited (SSI) has been wound up in the High Court and the Official Receiver has been appointed as liquidator.
Update: 29 April 2016
On 21 March 2016, the Employment Tribunal decided to make a protective award of 90 days’ pay to employees of Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK Limited (in liquidation) represented by the GMB, Unite and Community Trade Union, and some individuals, because the company failed to inform and consult about a collective redundancy situation in accordance with its legal obligations.
Because SSI UK is insolvent and unable to meet the terms of the award, the Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) can arrange for some of the award to be paid out of the National Insurance Fund.
Redundancy Payments
Contact form https://www.insolvency...
Telephone 0330 331 0020
Contact about claims for redundancy, loss of notice pay, holiday pay, arrears of wages, protective award payments and lost pension contributions.
The helpline is open Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, and Friday 9am to 3pm
Online Claims Service: https://www.gov.uk/claim-redundancy
If you were self-employed and provided services to SSI you are not entitled to a redundancy payment. You will be a creditor in the liquidation.
Information for creditors
If you have supplied goods or services to SSI for which you have not been paid you will be a creditor in the liquidation. Part of the business is continuing to operate and suppliers will be contacted to establish the protocols and arrangements in respect of ongoing supply to the site. To make a claim for the money you are owed email the Official Receiver providing your company details and the amount you are owed. Please put ‘SSI – creditor’ in the subject line of your email. If you do not have access to email you can telephone the Insolvency Enquiry Line.
Insolvency Service helpline
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Insolvency Service helpline 0300 678 0015
Please only attend our offices if you have an appointment.
For information about the insolvency process contact the Insolvency Service helpline. The helpline is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 3pm on Friday.
We can give you information about processes administered or regulated by the Insolvency Service. This includes bankruptcy, debt relief orders and company liquidations.
We cannot give you: legal or financial advice, information on specific insolvency cases, information or advice about other government departments or information about redundancy payments.
If you are contacting about an existing bankruptcy or compulsory company liquidation case, use our ‘contact an official receiver’ guidance.
Information for interested parties
The Official Receiver has been approached in respect of various assets at Redcar Steel Works and these approaches have or are being considered. There are a number of assets on the site including the coke ovens and the blast furnace. The Official Receiver will consider any approach for any asset, but the coke ovens and the blast furnace are no longer assets as going concerns and may only have break up value.
If you have an interest in purchasing the assets of SSI please contact the Official Receiver. Please put ‘SSI – Asset Purchase’ in the subject line of your email.
Information for suppliers
Any purchase orders issued by the Company before the winding up order should be considered cancelled with immediate effect. Any monies owing in relation to previous orders will rank as an unsecured claim in the liquidation. Please do not supply any goods ordered prior to the winding up order without the authorisation of the liquidator or one of his authorised representatives.
Goods and services supplied during the period of the liquidation will be paid for out of the assets coming into the hands of the liquidator provided that the order is in writing and signed by one of the authorised representatives. The liquidator is currently reviewing purchase orders issued by the Company before his appointment and is in the process of contacting relevant suppliers about those orders and providing them with details of the authorised representatives. On receipt of the first such order, you should open a new account in the Company’s name for goods or services provided after the appointment of the liquidator against duly authorised orders. It is essential that you include the liquidator’s order numbers on all invoices for goods and services supplied during the liquidation.
Last updated 29 April 2016 + show all updates
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Updated information for employees on the protective award process.
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Update 13 April 2016
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Updated employee information for downloaded added.
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Updated information on claims for redundancy pay and for parties interested in purchasing the assets of SSI.
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Adding information for suppliers.
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Announcement from the Official Receiver on the closure of the Redcar coke ovens.
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Update 9th October 2015
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Additional information provided to staff added for download.
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Further update on the purchase of additional coal for the Redcar coke ovens.
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Updated information on the work of the Official Receiver, applying for redundancy payments and information for interested parties.
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Updated information.
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Additional information added.
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First published.