Claims by directors to the Redundancy Payments Service as employees..

In July we posted about employees’ rights to redundancy in an insolvency process and clarified the four main claims employees can make.

This post is aimed at directors who look to make a claim as an employee when an insolvency event occurs. This link Check if you can apply for redundancy payments as a company director – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) provides greater detail on the following:

  • Eligibility
  • How to apply
  • What to do if the claim is rejected

What is not covered off though is, if money is owed by directors to the company when it enters into an insolvency event, the Redundancy Payments Service will not make any payments to directors even if claims pass all the eligibility criteria. Therefore, it appears to be prudent to give some consideration in repaying these sums beforehand if possible, for the following reasons:

  • It may enhance the probability of a successful claim
  • Any appointed liquidator/administrator has a duty to recover the loan account in any event given it will be an asset.

If you have any queries regarding the above, please contact PBC Business Recovery & Insolvency on 01604 212150 (Northampton), 01908 488653 (Milton Keynes) or email to enquiries@pbcbusinessrecovery.co.uk. Alternatively, visit https://lnkd.in/ehKHz4K for further information.