When pension contributions are recoverable This practice note addresses two questions: • whether a bankrupt’s pension arrangement falls within the bankruptcy estate and •...
Click here to download the latest Pensions & Retirement Plans 2019 report, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are...
The position of an employee on a company's insolvency The general rule is that a contract of employment is between the employer and the employee. This means that due to...
The position of a personal pension on bankruptcy A bankrupt’s estate automatically vests in the official receiver (or an insolvency practitioner if instead appointed at...
The implications of Lehmans/Nortel cases The Supreme Court decision in the case of Nortel/Lehman has clarified the status of Financial Support Directions (FSDs) issued...
This note considers the implications of the Bonas case for those concerned with pre-pack administrations. The case was brought by the Pensions Regulator under section 38...
The gangmasters regime protects workers from exploitation by operating a licensing system in: • agriculture • horticulture • shellfish gathering and associated processing...
Why is this immigration law relevant to insolvency practitioners and their staff? Legislation applicable generally In the first instance, employers have a duty to prevent...
An employee may apply to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to pay the statutory redundancy payment out of the state guarantee fund (the...
The position of an employee on a company's insolvency The general rule is that a contract of employment is between the employer and the employee. This means that due to...
The Pensions Regulator (the Regulator) is a non-departmental government body created by the Pensions Act 2004 (PeA 2004). The power of the Regulator to issue contribution...
This Practice Note considers how the application of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, SI 2006/246 (TUPE 2006) is relaxed in...
This Practice Note considers the effect of a company’s insolvency on an occupational pension scheme in respect of which the company is the sponsoring employer. It also...