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Insolvency

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    Febrile mood will lead to sackings, whistleblowing and disputes

    by Charlie Thompson 7 Oct 2020
    by Charlie Thompson 7 Oct 2020

    As the UK heads into a worrying winter, Charlie Thompson examines the risks for senior teams as they manage the...

    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    Bearers of bad news: what HR needs to know about insolvency

    by Raoul Parekh and Ben Smith 30 Sep 2020
    by Raoul Parekh and Ben Smith 30 Sep 2020

    With so much economic strife on our doorstep HR leaders will have to take a deep breath and confront the difficult issue of company insolvency.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Latest News
    • Retail

    Debenhams: what the insolvency process means for employees

    by Chris Laughton 20 Aug 2020
    by Chris Laughton 20 Aug 2020

    As troubled department store chain Debenhams begins to draw up plans for its potential liquidation, Chris Laughton looks at what...

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    Former Jamie’s Italian staff win pay out after redundancy consultation failure

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jun 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jun 2020

    More than 60 former employees of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s restaurant group, which went into administration last year, have been...

    • Coronavirus
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    Oasis and Warehouse in administration as sale talks collapse

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Apr 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Apr 2020

    Women’s fashion retailers Oasis and Warehouse have appointed administrators, with the immediate loss of 200 jobs and more than 2,000...

    • Coronavirus
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    High Court offers clarity around furlough during administration

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Apr 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Apr 2020

    A High Court judgment has provided clarity around how administrators should apply the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for employees whose...

    • Collective redundancy
    • Coronavirus
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    Businesses appoint administrators as virus closures hit high streets

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Mar 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Mar 2020

    Thousands of jobs at risk as two restaurant chains and a household goods supplier enter administration.

    • Coronavirus
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    • Retail

    Laura Ashley to appoint administrators as coronavirus hits funding bid

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Mar 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Mar 2020

    Struggling fashion and homeware retailer Laura Ashley is to appoint administrators in what is thought to be one of the...

    • Collective redundancy
    • Latest News
    • Job creation and losses

    Flybe collapses with loss of 2,000 jobs

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Mar 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Mar 2020

    More than 2,000 jobs have been lost at airline Flybe, which has gone into administration after the government withdrew a...

    • Latest News
    • Insolvency
    • Pensions

    Dominic Chappell ordered to pay £9.5m to BHS pension funds

    by Rob Moss 14 Jan 2020
    by Rob Moss 14 Jan 2020

    The Pensions Regulator has ordered former British Homes Stores owner Dominic Chappell to contribute £9.5m to two pension schemes connected...

    • Collective redundancy
    • Latest News
    • Retail

    Mothercare to close all UK stores as it enters administration

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Nov 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Nov 2019

    Mothercare has gone into administration, putting 2,800 UK jobs at risk. All of the baby goods retailer’s 79 UK stores will be closed...

    • Latest News
    • Retail
    • Insolvency

    Mothercare UK to enter administration with 2,500 jobs at risk

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Nov 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Nov 2019

    Mothercare has announced plans to put its UK operations into administration, putting about 2,500 jobs at risk with the closure...

    • Collective redundancy
    • Business performance
    • Employee relations

    How to stop your workforce going under when business is close to collapse

    by Barry Ross 31 Oct 2019
    by Barry Ross 31 Oct 2019

    With the recent collapse of Thomas Cook and other established companies in financial difficulty, such as Pizza Express and Links...

    • Latest News
    • Retail
    • Job creation and losses

    Hays Travel buys Thomas Cook shops saving 2,500 jobs

    by Rob Moss 9 Oct 2019
    by Rob Moss 9 Oct 2019

    As many as 2,500 jobs at Thomas Cook could be saved after Hays Travel agreed to buy the collapsed travel...

    • Collective redundancy
    • Latest News
    • Information & consultation

    Former Thomas Cook staff to take legal action

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Sep 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Sep 2019

    MPs to investigate role of 'corporate greed' in company collapse; allegedly flawed redundancy procedures are cue for legal action

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