Employees in Insolvency

One of our key responsibilities on appointment is to the workforce of the insolvent employer.  Insolvency law and employment law don’t knit easily together, and the priorities and requirements of employment law can be a challenge in an insolvent situation.

In this half day course, we will look at the rights of an employee (and what meets that definition) on insolvency and our corresponding obligations as insolvency practitioner on appointment. We will consider the statutory framework within which we operate and bring you up to speed on the recent decisions and their implications, and we will discuss some practical strategies for dealing with employee issues in your appointments.

• What is an employee?
• Understand an employee's legal rights and entitlements
• Transfer of Undertaking (Employment Protection) Regulations 2006 (TUPER) - when do they apply and how do we deal with them
• Entitlement to redundancy
• Protective awards - when they might arise and how do they rank
• Effect of insolvency on employee's contracts
• Employees' rights to claim per IA86 v ERA96: how to calculate arrears of pay, holiday pay, pay in lieu of notice and redundancy pay (statutory vs contract)
• Dealing with the claim from RPS and reporting to HMRC for NIC/PAYE
• Quantifying related preferential claims

This course is suitable for the experienced IPs looking for an update and a fresh approach to case issues, as well as staff who would benefit from an in-depth introduction or refresher to the issue of dealing with employees in insolvency.

Half day course: £165 + VAT
50% discount for third delegate booking

If booked with Directors in Insolvency - £310 + VAT per delegate
(Please email courses@insolvencysupportservices.com if booking both courses at discounted rate)