Section 185 — Employment Rights Act 1996: The appropriate date.
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The appropriate date. 185 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.
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