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Employees
For employees who are made redundant, the following documents will be of good use.
- A Guide for Employees who have been made Redundant – Issued by the Redundancy Payments Office (a department of the Government’s Insolvency Service). [Please note that this booklet is now out of date but a more recent version is not available online from the RPO. Please ensure that you read this booklet in conjuction with the factsheet below]
- Employee redundancy factsheet – A summary of how the redundancy process is dealt with and what employees can claim.
Personal Insolvency – Individual Voluntary Arrangements (“IVA”) and Bankruptcy
For those looking for information regarding personal insolvency, the following documents should be used.
- Is an IVA right for me? – Guidance booklet issued by R3
A number of guides providing information on personal Bankruptcy produced by the Insolvency Service:
- How to Petition for your Own Bankruptcy
- Guide to Bankruptcy
- What Will Happen To My Home
- What Will Happen To My Bank Account?
- Guide to Bankruptcy – Issued by R3
- Your Options in a Debt Crisis – Issued by R3
- IVA Standard Conditions – Issued by R3 for Proposals issued prior to 31 January 2013
- IVA Standard Conditions – Issued by R3 for Proposals issued after 1 February 2013
Corporate Insolvency
For those looking for information regarding corporate insolvency, the following documents should be used.
- Guide for Directors – issued by The Insolvency Service
R3 has issued a number of guides on corporate insolvency procedures:
Other
Statement of Insolvency Practice 9 – best practice dealing with Insolvency Practitioners’ fees in insolvency appointments: