(Almost) 6 months pregnant and the company I work for has just become insolvent

[Jamontoast1]

I work for a large company which has been put into insolvency over the weekend.

I had a bonus due to be paid on Wednesday and obviously would be starting maternity leave which was 7 months full pay, in June.

I have no idea what is going to happen now / what I am entitled to and am very scared and stressed as the prospect of finding a job whilst almost 6 months pregnant and having no enhanced maternity leave is quite daunting.

Going to call an advice line tomorrow but if anyone has any pieces of advice on what I should be looking at / doing / what I might be able to do (or anything, really), I’d really appreciate it.

Bump

www.gov.uk/your-rights-if-your-employer-is-insolvent

Gosh poor you. No advice but bumping for you.

Is it worth talking to ACAS to find out what your rights are?

I’ll take a look - thank you

You will need to complete a form, used to be RP1 and fill it in. You should get paid through the Redundancy Payments Service, you should be sent forms by the Liquidator, when one is appointed. I can’t remember how much you will get, as I worked for an Insolvency Practitioner a few years ago, but you can phone the RPS and ask exactly what you will be entitled to.

Thank you