The new National Minimum Wage being introduced this year will see low-paid workers earn almost a thousand pounds more per year. The new rate of pay will come into effect on 1 April 2020, with a rise from £8.21 to £8.72 for workers over the age of 25,...
The Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) has advised of a recent change in the way that Compensatory Notice Pay (CNP) awards are calculated. Any money earned from a new job, started within the notice period, will be deducted and the calculations for this are now based on...
Following the system upgrades at the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) in March 2019, Insolvency Practitioners were asked to provide any updates to information on previously submitted RP14A's by email, however RPS have recently advised that this is no longer the case. Where information on an existing...
Dear IP - September 2019 You will be aware that in March 2019 we introduced new case management and payments systems for Redundancy Payments Service. The past six months have been particularly challenging as the systems did not initially land as smoothly as we would have...
The Redundancy Payments Service (‘RPS’) are aware that there is currently an issue with their systems which is resulting in the payment of claims being made before award letters have been issued explaining what the payment relates to. RPS have stated that they are not to...
Further to our post on 19 August 2019, the opening hours for the Redundancy Payments Service ‘RPS’ Helpline (0330 331 0020) have changed again. The phone lines will now be open from 9am until 1pm Monday to Friday. While this may mean that it is more difficult...