Your rights if your employer is insolvent
Apply for money you're owed
You鈥檙e eligible to apply if:
- you were an employee
- you鈥檙e a UK or EEA national (or a foreign national with permission to work in the UK)
If you鈥檙e not eligible (for example you鈥檙e a contractor) register as a creditor instead.
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Apply for redundancy, unpaid wages and holiday within 6 months of being dismissed. You request to claim for loss of notice pay (鈥榮tatutory notice pay鈥�) in your application.
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If you requested to claim statutory notice pay, you鈥檒l get sent a letter telling you when you can apply.
Claiming for redundancy, unpaid wages and holiday pay
You can apply as soon as you鈥檝e been made redundant. The person dealing with the insolvency (the 鈥榠nsolvency practitioner鈥� or 鈥榦fficial receiver鈥�) will give you a 鈥楥N鈥� (case reference) number. You cannot claim without the CN number.
You must apply for redundancy pay within 6 months of being dismissed.
The application will ask if you want to apply for statutory notice pay. Choosing 鈥榊es鈥� does not mean you鈥檝e applied. You鈥檒l be told when to apply.
Apply for redundancy, unpaid wages and holiday online.
Claiming for loss of notice pay (鈥榮tatutory notice pay鈥�)
You need an 鈥楲N鈥� reference number to make a claim. It鈥檒l be sent after your notice period would have ended. This is usually no more than 12 weeks after you鈥檙e dismissed.
You must apply for redundancy first - even if you鈥檙e not owed any money.
Employees at the same business can have different notice periods.
Once you have the LN reference number, claim online for loss of notice.
Money you get (or could have got) by claiming benefits will be deducted from your payment.
Help completing the online forms
Contact the Redundancy Payments Service if you have queries about completing the online forms. You鈥檒l need your case reference number or National Insurance number.
Redundancy Payments Service
[email protected]
Telephone: 0330 331 0020
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Friday, 9am to 3pm
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