Those who lose their jobs when their employer falls into administration should contact two different government bodies - the Redundancy Payments Office and HM Revenue & Customs.
The Redundancy Payments Office, part of the Insolvency Service, handles claims from workers for unpaid wages, and redundancy money.
Specifically it deals with:
Redundancy pay
Wages - up to a maximum of 8 weeks
Holiday pay - up to a maximum of 6 weeks
Notice pay - one weeks pay for each year of service, up to 12 weeks
All payments are subject to a maximum of £350 for a week's wage (after 1.2.09).
Other benefits
HM Revenue & Customs handles claims for other benefits not covered by the Redundancy Payments Office. These are:
Statutory sick pay
Maternity pay
Paternity pay
Adoption pay
The forms for such claims are available from any job centre.
Holiday pay and wages are calculated from the date of insolvency.
Redundancy and notice pay are worked out from either the later of
date the employer become insolvent
when an employee loses their job.
