Atlas Building and Civil Engineering Ltd enters administration
Heanor-based Atlas Building and Civil Engineering Ltd have entered administration and approximately 40 people have been made redundant. The civil engineering firm appointed administrators earlier this month.
In most cases, the insolvency practitioners will provide staff with information about their rights to claim redundancy, notice, holiday and arrears of pay, when their employment ends. However, when making 20 or more redundancies at one workplace, employers also have a duty to inform and consult with employee representatives. If an employer fails to do this or fails to do it correctly, claims can potentially be made for compensation. Tribunals can award up to 90 days’ pay per redundant employee (called a ‘protective award’) and in cases of insolvency, some of this can be recovered from the government’s Insolvency Service.
Generally, a claim must be pursued within 3 months (less a day) of the date of your redundancy, subject to any extension granted by using the ACAS Early Conciliation process.
Morrish Solicitors is a national expert in protective award claims. Our employment team has pursued a number of successful claims including Phones4u, Meridian Realisations limited and Austin Reed.
Our employment solicitors are experts in securing protective awards and can assist on a no win no fee basis. This means legal fees aren’t payable unless the claim is successful. We can also offer support and guidance on employee claims for debts owed by the insolvent company.
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If you wish to explore the possibility of making a protective award claim, please get in touch by contacting our employment team on 033 3344 9603 or emailing [email protected]
Please note, there is no minimum length of service required to make a protective award claim.
For further information please read our Protective Award FAQs.
