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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
Your employer is insolvent if it cannot pay its debts. They might: make…
You have different rights depending on whether your employer: makes you…
What money you’re entitled to depends on: how long you were employed what…
You’re eligible to apply if: you were an employee you’re a UK or EEA…
It usually takes up to 6 weeks to get your payment but can take longer.…
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing payments to cover loss of earnings
As an employer, you have certain tax, National Insurance and reporting…
If the lost-time payment only replaces an employee’s lost earnings, you do…
If the lost-time payment is more than an employee’s lost earnings, you…
The following guides contain more detailed information: employment income:…
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
In employment law a person’s employment status helps determine: their…
A person is generally classed as a ‘worker’ if: they have a contract or…
An employee is someone who works under an employment contract. A person…
An employee shareholder is someone who works under an employment contract…
A person is self-employed if they run their business for themselves and…
Company directors run limited companies on behalf of shareholders.…
A person who’s been appointed to a position by a company or organisation…
A court or employment tribunal (known as an industrial tribunal in…
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
Claim compensation if your employer is insolvent and you were not paid for your notice period
How to take an employer to a tribunal: the hearing, what happens if you lose your case, how to appeal.
Your pay - your payslip, performance-related pay, deductions and how to work out your weekly pay
What you can do if an employee is called up for jury service, and how to sort out their pay or help them claim an allowance
What to do if you're an employer who has been taken to an employment tribunal. Find out about the hearing, what happens if you lose your case and how to appeal.
Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
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