Section 185 — The appropriate date.
This version in force from 1996-08-22
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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In this Part “the appropriate date”—
(a) in relation to arrears of pay (not being remuneration under a protective award made under section 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992) and to holiday pay, means the date on which the employer became insolvent,
(b) in relation to a basic award of compensation for unfair dismissal and to remuneration under a protective award so made, means whichever is the latest of—
(i) the date on which the employer became insolvent,
(ii) the date of the termination of the employee’s employment, and
(iii) the date on which the award was made, and
(c) in relation to any other debt to which this Part applies, means whichever is the later of—
(i) the date on which the employer became insolvent, and
(ii) the date of the termination of the employee’s employment.