My wife worked for a firm for 20 years. She went on sick leave in May 2013 and never went back. She never formally left, and received her P60 for the tax year to 5th April 2015. We’ve discovered that the company closed down last year. Is she entitled to a redundancy payment? We wrote to the receivers two months ago, but haven’t received a reply.
It’s fairly clear that the firm would have been entitled to bring your wife’s employment to an end after an absence of two years but if she was still on the payroll she may well be able to claim that she was still employed by the company. I suggest you press the receivers for an answer, and see a solicitor if necessary. In normal circumstances employees must claim their redundancy payment within six months.