Updated information to reflect you can use the information provided by the person dealing with your employer’s insolvency or calculate your averages regarding to working patterns/time worked.
In the guidance, we increased signposting to director eligibility for redundancy payments - for directors who have been made redundant
Added information and a link to signpost 'help for households' to the attachment letters - in response to the cost of living crisis.
Update to inform claimants that they can only apply after the date of insolvency
Added details and a link to help signpost the government's Help for Households campaign, in response to the cost of living crisis.
Change to reflect save and return feature on claim for redundancy and other money owed application.
Guidance about furlough and redundancy removed
Section 6: Link on what employment benefits are available changed to more up to date DWP guidance.
added Word .docx versions of the forms
Added guidance about 12 and 52 week average pay
Added information about Protective awards
Amendment to benefits related guidance.
Factsheet added for employees made redundant after being furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Complete redraft of existing content
Document attachments updated
New information added which explains the importance of case reference numbers and where to get them.
We have updated our factsheet to provide more thorough information about what to do if you’ve have been made redundant and your employer is insolvent.
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Redundancy Payments Service guidance for employees made redundant by an insolvency practitioner.
In response to the cost of living crisis, the government is offering help for households.