Hi,
I'm not quite sure if this is the sub I should be posting in but I need some advice on how to tackle this situation.
As the title says my boss has put the company I worked for into voluntary liquidation, I was made “redundant” two weeks ago (basically asked not to attend work and that I would receive a letter from the liquidation company in the next 5 days).
After receiving my letter from the liquidation company it stated that “B” (the company I worked for) can no longer pay me and I will need to claim redundancy and lieu of wages from the government. They said they would send a code to me 7 days before the date of the company insolvency, which is fine.
Yesterday I received a wage slip from B (no communication from the boss at this point) with holiday pay and what I worked between last months pay and D-day. I also found out yesterday that the company isn't in liquidation yet and that the liquidation company is waiting for more information from “B” at this point before they can progress.
My question is, can I claim for the weeks of pay it'll be between my boss telling me not to attend work and the date of the company entering “liquidation”? Will I have a leg to stand on if I claim unfair dismissal ? As I was told just not to turn up to work I never worked my contracted notice period.
My boss has basically pulled a fast one to avoid paying back the UK government's 50k covid loan as they are running other businesses with the same name (under a different company name in company house) and I'd like to make sure that I get all the money that I deserve.
Tldr; how can I make sure I claim the most from a company that has gone into voluntary liquidation, having not received a notice period and is technically not in liquidation yet?