The new National Minimum Wage being introduced this year will see low-paid workers earn almost a thousand pounds more per year. The new rate of pay will come into effect on 1 April 2020, with a rise from £8.21 to £8.72 for workers over the age of 25, marking an increase of..
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The Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) has advised of a recent change in the way that Compensatory Notice Pay (CNP) awards are calculated. Any money earned from a new job, started within the notice period, will be deducted and the calculations for this are now based on the weekly/monthly/yearly salary that..
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Following the system upgrades at the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) in March 2019, Insolvency Practitioners were asked to provide any updates to information on previously submitted RP14A’s by email, however RPS have recently advised that this is no longer the case. Where information on an existing claim has changed or..
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Dear IP – September 2019 You will be aware that in March 2019 we introduced new case management and payments systems for Redundancy Payments Service. The past six months have been particularly challenging as the systems did not initially land as smoothly as we would have hoped due to several..
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The Redundancy Payments Service (‘RPS’) are aware that there is currently an issue with their systems which is resulting in the payment of claims being made before award letters have been issued explaining what the payment relates to. RPS have stated that they are not to be contacted in relation..
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Further to our post on 19 August 2019, the opening hours for the Redundancy Payments Service ‘RPS’ Helpline (0330 331 0020) have changed again. The phone lines will now be open from 9am until 1pm Monday to Friday. While this may mean that it is more difficult to reach the..
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The opening hours for the Redundancy Payments Service (‘RPS’) 0330 331 0020 Helpline have changed. The new times are as follows: Monday – 9am – 1pm Tuesday – 9am – 1pm Wednesday – 9am – 5pm Thursday – 9am – 1pm Friday – 9am – 1pm RPS can also be contacted..
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The Redundancy Payments Service (‘RPS’) have advised that claims for Compensatory Notice Pay (‘CNP’) for those with weekly salaries in excess of the weekly limit payable by RPS of £525 (previously £508) are now being calculated differently. This change came in the effect on 6 April 2019. Whereas previously the..
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We have been made aware that the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) is experiencing some problems with the way that their upgraded system is calculating the payment of Compensatory Notice Pay Claims. In some cases, where the Director owed money to the Company and has already had this deducted from another..
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Supplementary Guidance from RPS – Uploading RP14 & RP14A forms If you are trying to upload an RP14 or RP14A form and receive an error message, we have created guidance to help you correct some common errors. Check the upload guidance Make sure you’ve followed all the steps in the upload..
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