Sarah Portman formed an employee relations assistance business in 2013 with extensive experience in the field. The business assists insolvency practitioners by taking on tasks related to redundancy like consulting employees, processing claims, and liaising with unions and government agencies. They aim to ensure employees are paid promptly and reduce costs for insolvency practitioners.

1. An Introduction to
our Services
By
Sarah Portman

2. Organisation Chart
Sarah Portman
Yvonne Deathridge
Linda Flanagan
Fiona Myatt
Gillian
Daisy

3. About us
• Formed originally in January 2000, Sarah has taken over and set
up a new business in 2013. We have also introduced IPS.
• Linda has 34 years experience in ERA, former manager of the
ERA department at PricewaterhouseCoopers, legacy Coopers and
Lybrand. Linda is now our technical consultant, assisting on a part
time basis.
• Sarah comes from an accounting and sales background, with an
expertise in dealing with stressed customers, and over 14 years
experience of ERA.
• Fiona has 20 years banking experience, in personal, wealth and
business sectors. Fiona also runs her own business and
understands the complexities of business management.
• Gillian and Daisy are our professional administrators.

4. What we will do for you:
• We will take the pressure off administrators in respect of employee
related matters.
• We use our excellent and close working relationship with the
Insolvency Service to ensure your cases are dealt with efficiently and
employees are paid promptly.
• We arrange to travel to on-site locations as required with very little
notice.
• We are at the forefront of consultations with the Insolvency Service
and anticipate being significantly influential in discussions at
government level, in relation to changes to the way employees are
managed through the redundancy process.

5. Our Services
ERA
Solutions
Processing
Claim Forms
Collation of
Information
Statement
Of
Affairs
TUPE
Employee
Letters
Completion
Of
Statutory
FormsOn
Site
Presence
Redundancy
Surgery
RPO
Liaison
P45
P35/P14
P11d’s
Payroll
Employee
Balancing
Claims

6. Unions – Successfully Building Bridges
• All IP’s should be seen to be consulting re the consultation process as insolvency by itself is not a reason to forget it.
 Consultation Process.
• You have a statutory obligation and a duty re Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. TULRCA 92.to consult with the
union and or an elected employee representative.
• Protective awards are on the increase and IP’s where non preferential dividends are a possibility you should do as much as possible to
bring down any cost of the award. We can help and advise on all of this.
 Employee Surgery.
 Involved at the start of any insolvency the union can help with the consultation process along with calming redundancy situation’s and
helping at Employee redundancy surgeries.
Insolvency Service
 Confidence.
 We have a unique relationship with the Insolvency Service which has been built up over the last 14 years this has increased their
confidence in us which in turns leads to prompt payment of claims.
Relationships

7. Payroll
• Liaison with Wages Clerk/HR/Accountant.
• Most scenarios mean that the payroll department will provide us with
the relevant information we need along with preparing P45’s P11d’s
P35’s P14’s and sub contractor returns
• Payroll Services.
• If the unfortunate event arises and the payroll department decide
they can not help or have left we can take over all payroll services
for you.

8. What else will we do
• Employment Tribunals.
• A C A S.
• Working Time Directive.
• National Minimum Wage Bill.
• Health & Safety Act.
• TUPER.

9. Serious Stuff !
Debt
Divorce
Heart Attack
Anger
Loss of Worth
Depression
Consequences of Redundancy

10. Forms for Employees
• Approximate Entitlements
• Insolvency Provisions of the Employment Rights Act 1996
• EACH SECTION IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF£464.00 PER WEEK.
• Name:…………………..……………… Rate of Pay per week = £…………...
•
• Arrears of Pay£ £Limited Amount
• Tax and National Insurance will be deducted from this payment.
• Holiday Pay£ £Limited Amount Days
• Tax and National Insurance will be deducted from this payment.
• Compensation for Loss of Notice£ No Of Weeks @ Rate of Pay
• Less benefits
• Less new earnings
• Less tax ?????????
• Net Payment?????
• Redundancy Pay £ No of Weeks multiplied by Rate of Pay or £464.00
• This payment is NOT subject to Tax or National Insurance.

11. Tasks
• TASKS
• Statutory
• Completion of form HR1 information to Insolvency Service
• Completion of forms RP14 and RP14a information to Insolvency Service
• Consultation with staff/union
• Collation of information
• Redundancy letters
• Additional Tasks
• Calculations for: TUPER
• Statement of Affairs
• Employees’ Preferential and Non-Preferential Claims
• Bank Subrogated Claims
• DTI Subrogated Claims
•
• Completion of: Benefit Agency Forms
• Redundancy/Mortgage/loan protection forms for insurers
• Inland Revenue requests
•
• Inland Revenue: P45’s
• P35 / P14 tax returns – pre and post appointment
• P11d’s – pre and post appointment
• Sub Contractors returns
• On-site surgeries and / or telephone assistance
• Running of payrolls on site / or at base
• Liaison with Redundancy Payments Office
• Processing RP1 claim forms from employees
• Dealing with correspondence from employees and other various bodies
• Tribunal matters (pre insolvency), will assist on post.

12. Summary
• We are the Market Leader
• We run and host the ERA Forum
• Key contacts within the Insolvency Service
• At the cutting edge of developments
• Experience
• Compassion
• Quality of Service
• Professional
• IPS user ensuring a smooth transition of
information.

13. Finally
• Questions
• Answers