Payments of redundancy money to workers who lost their jobs because of the collapse of construction giant Carillion are being prioritised, the Insolvency Service said. Payments of redundancy money to workers who lost their jobs because of the collapse of construction giant Carillion are being prioritised, the Insolvency Service said. Priority being given on redundancy pay for Carillion workersMPs have raised concerns about delays in claiming redundancy pay and have urged the Insolvency Service to give information to those affected and to set out the timescales for payments to be made. We are aiming to pay Carillion claims quicker than our agreed 14-day target Insolvency Service “We are aiming to pay Carillion claims quicker than our agreed 14-day target” https://www.independent.ie/world-news/priority-being-given-on-redundancy-pay-for-carillion-workers-36607189.html “We are aiming to pay Carillion claims quicker than our agreed 14-day target” https://www.independent.ie/world-news/priority-being-given-on-redundancy-pay-for-carillion-workers-36607189.html A spokesman for the Insolvency Service said: “We are prioritising the payment of redundancy payments owed to the former employees of Carillion and have established a specialist team spanning both the Redundancy Payments Service and the company’s HR department to process these as quickly as possible. “Through the systems we have established we are aiming to pay Carillion claims quicker than our agreed 14-day target.”Almost 1,000 jobs have been lost among Carillion employees since the company went into liquidation last month, with 6,600 saved so far.

Source: Irish Independent February 15, 2018 12:22 UTC