We support you through as much or as little of the statutory consultation process as is possible in the timeframe available. By advising on the best steps to take to show the company did everything practical in the circumstances, we help you minimise the amount of any protected award should workers go to a tribunal for failure to consult.

Half the battle with RPS claims can be finding correct and up-to-date information. As part of our service we will search for, current directors, employee names and contact details, employee contracts, payroll records, and more. We speak to directors, and get in touch directly with employees if we need to know more.

We write to each member of staff to explain the situation and the claims process, and we provide the figures they need for both preferential and non-preferential claims as quickly as possible. It’s a priority for us to help get RPS claims in fast so payments aren’t delayed.

A key part of the service is to finalise payroll, tax and NI, issue P45s, and issue P45’s, make the RTI submissions and for year end P60’s and P11d’s. We can provide payroll expertise and advise and payroll processing should a payroll service be required for a short period.

If we can distribute personnel records to staff while we’re on site, we will. Otherwise, we hold records securely for up to 4 years (at which point we send them back to the IP).

We can be with you at the staff meeting, taking the pressure off your team by providing immediate help and advice to employees. Where the company is still trading, we can stay on site to track down information and help people one-to-one as they make their claims.

Whatever each employee’s employment status, our detailed calculations provide accurate and correct figures for both RPS claims and balancing claims for dividend purposes. We make sure nothing is missed: maternity, paternity and sick pay, holiday pay, overtime, commission, pay the employee might have been entitled to should they have worked their contractual notice period.

If you use the IPS platform, we’ll send files for you to upload. If not, no problem – we’ll email the data in Excel.

You can rely on us to complete RPS forms correctly and submit them promptly. No delays.

Our Evolve Assist helpline provides advice and support for employees as they go through the claim process.

Where the insolvency leads to any employee taking a claim to tribunal, we do the groundwork and produce letters to support the company’s case. It’s unlikely you will need to engage a lawyer (giving you a substantial saving on legal fees).