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Q: Hi, I was made redundant on 21 Dec and was expecting the final payout to be provided in the next pay run a fortnight later. The company then went into Voluntary Administration on 24 Dec and all remaining employees were sent a termination letter on that very day.
My question here is, do I stand in the same priority line as the terminated employees when the Administrator disburses any remaining funds? Am I one step down the line because the Administrator is not responsible for me? Or is this something I CAN take up with Fairwork and claim my rights?
A: Hi Charissa
You should check out the Fair Entitlements Guarantee. It's a federal govt scheme designed to pay out the employee entitlements of liquidated companies (so operates in all states). In your case you might be able to get back your redundancy payout and payment in lieu of notice, if there is any (but not super).
Being able to make a claim will depend on where the administration goes, but 90% go into liquidation. Contact the administrator and ask about the FEG - they'll know all about it.
https://www.jobs.gov.au/fair-entitlements-guarantee-feg
Good luck
