Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 84606
Employment Tribunals Service: Insolvency
Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 31 October 2025
Question
Andy McDonald
Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a compensation fund for workers unable to recover tribunal awards due to employer insolvency.
Answer
Kate DeardenWorkers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
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