Employment Issues in Insolvency - An Introduction for Insolvency Practitioners

Introduction

In the current landscape, more and more companies will be facing financial distress and will need to consider using insolvency procedures.

This will impact the company's employees and all insolvency practitioners need to be aware of the employment law considerations that can cause significant additional liabilities to the company and affect the return to creditors.

This webinar will provide you with a sound understanding of the employment law issues which are relevant to situations of insolvency.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The effect of insolvency procedures (administration, liquidation, voluntary arrangements) on contracts of employment
• Employee protection: preferential debts, adoption of contracts and liabilities recoverable from the National Insurance Fund
• The effect of TUPE where there is a sale of a business from a company in compulsory liquidation or administration; looking at the position of the employee and the seller company
• Administration and furlough, looking at the main points of recent decisions involving Carluccio's and Debenhams
• Redundancy and TUPE consultation requirements and risks including an overview of the main aspects of recent case law decisions in this area
• Practical tips for an administrator in order to mitigate consultation risks

This webinar was recorded on 28th August 2020