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Calculate how much statutory redundancy you can get based on age, weekly pay and number of years in the job
Search the Individual Insolvency Register for details about bankruptcy orders, Debt Relief Orders, Individual Voluntary Arrangements, and restrictions orders and undertakings
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
Claim money if you've lost your job because your employer has been made insolvent
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A Debt Relief Order (DRO) is a solution to deal with personal debts you cannot pay. It helps you make a fresh start (with some restrictions).
How to apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt.
Employer calculator - calculate your employee’s statutory redundancy payment
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
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Claim compensation if your employer is insolvent and you were not paid for your notice period
Check if someone is disqualified from being a company director, when their disqualification starts and ends, why they were disqualified
Get free, confidential and independent advice on dealing with debt problems across the UK - telephone, fax, opening hours, website
Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator
Complain about or report company for breaking the law or committing fraud, running scams, or selling faulty products of services
Statutory demands are a formal way of asking for a debt to be paid - get the forms to send, cancel or set aside a statutory demand.
Use a mediation service, send a statutory demand, go to court or make someone bankrupt if a person or business owes you money
How to apply for bankruptcy online: how much it costs, get help paying the fee, what you’ll need
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
Search for details of companies involved in insolvency proceedings, liquidation, frozen assets
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