In addition to the delays caused by the teething problems with the Redundancy Payments Service’s (RPS) new Case Management System (CMS), it has come to light that a software solution used by some Insolvency Practitioners is not completing the mandatory fields of the RP14 and RP14a which is leading to..
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Last month we reported that the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) introduced a new Case Management System (CMS) on 18/3/19. Unfortunately RPS have encountered significant teething problems with the new CMS which has led to delays in claims being processed by them. Currently RPS are unable to tell us when they..
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Citation, commencement and interpretation 1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2019 and shall come into force on 6th April 2019. (2) In this Order— “the 1992 Act” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992(1); and “the 1996 Act” means the Employment..
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The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2019 With effect from 6 April 2019 the statutory limit one weeks pay for the purpose of calculating a redundancy payment increases from £508 to £525. A copy of the above relevant statutory instrument is available at the following web site address: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/324/pdfs/uksi_20190324_en.pdf
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Update for Insolvency Practitioners on the development of the (CMS) As advised in the previous editions of Dear IP, the Insolvency Service is introducing a new Case Management System (CMS) in the first quarter of 2019, with our current planning projections putting us on target to go live on 18..
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Dear insolvency professionals We advised you in the November edition of Dear IP that the Insolvency Service is introducing a new Case Management System (CMS) in the first quarter of 2019, currently expected to be at the end of February. The CMS will bring about changes to the way the Redundancy Payments Service..
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The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2018 With effect from 6 April 2018 the statutory limit one weeks pay for the purpose of calculating a redundancy payment increases from £489 to £508. A copy of the above relevant statutory instrument is available at the following web site address: legislation.gov.uk
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The Employment Rights Act 1996 and Pension Schemes Act (amendment) Regulations 2017 The Employment Rights Act 1996 and Pension Schemes Act 1993 (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (“the Regulations”) make amendments to sections 166 and 183 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and section 123 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (“the..
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Are directors entitled to redundancy? There is a widely held view and common belief that company directors are not entitled to redundancy pay but in limited circumstances it may be possible. When a business fails and has to go into liquidation, directors, who have invested time, sweat and money in..
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As the director of a limited company, you probably have some understanding of redundancy payments and how they apply to your employees, but few company directors know that they may also be entitled to claim statutory redundancy payments. If your company is struggling financially, despite your best efforts to turn..
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