Increased Protection for Employees in Insolvency Situations Signed into Law

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 has been signed into law. The Act, once commenced, will amend the existing collective redundancy regime in insolvency situations and will deliver on key Programme for Government commitments detailed in the Plan of Action – Collective Redundancies following Insolvency. Background In June 2020, the coalition parties…

UK Insolvency Statistics Q2 2023: our analysis

Analysis and Commentary on the Insolvency Statistics Q2 2023 The quarterly insolvency statistics for April to June 2023 show that corporate insolvencies across the UK1 are at a 14-year high. Increased insolvencies appear to be continuing with the monthly statistics for both August and September 2023, showing corporate insolvency numbers were higher than the same…

Canberra day spa Adytum goes bust, leaving workers and customers in the lurch with unpaid wages and unusable gift vouchers

In short: A Canberra day spa has gone into liquidation with staff saying they were blindsided by the business bust. Adytum workers claim they are owed wages while customers in possession of gift vouchers have been left out of pocket.  What’s next? Access Canberra recommends voucher holders apply as creditors with the liquidators, in a bid to get…

Britain’s second-largest city effectively declares itself bankrupt amid $950 million equal pay claims

London CNN  —  Britain’s second-biggest city effectively declared itself bankrupt on Tuesday, shutting down all nonessential spending after being issued with equal pay claims totaling up to £760 million ($954 million). Birmingham City Council, which provides services for more than one million people, filed a Section 114 notice on Tuesday, halting all spending except on…