Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 14404
Conditions of Employment: Insolvency
Tabled: 14 November 2024
Answered: 20 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dr Simon Opher
Labour — Stroud
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to strengthen employee rights for those who were employed by an employer that has become insolvent.
Answer
Justin MaddersWhen an employer enters insolvency, the Government’s Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) can pay statutory amounts owed to employees from the National Insurance Fund. These include redundancy pay, holiday pay, arrears of pay, compensatory notice pay and pen...
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