The protection of employee entitlements in insolvency : an Australian perspective / Helen Anderson.

Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2014.

1st edition

85207

Employee rights -- Australia.

Industrial relations -- Australia.

Corporate debt -- Australia.

Business failures -- Australia.

1. Employee vulnerability

2. The federal government : 1996-2000

3. Government safety net schemes

4. The federal government : after 2000

5. The enforcement roles of ASIC and DEEWR

6. The labour law response

7. Director liability, disqualification and issues of enforcement

8. Encouragement towards voluntary administration and liquidation

9. Alternatives to director liability.

This text analyses the law and policy dealing with employee entitlements such as wages, leave and redundancy payments that are threatened when companies fail. As well as investigating ways to safeguard the entitlements of employees that may be lost through improper director behaviour, the text analyses avenues available to assist employees to recover their entitlements.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780522865981

viii, 274 p. ; 21 cm