Toys “R” Us Ltd in administration: how to claim redundancy or register as a creditor
Toys “R” Us Ltd entered into administration on 28 February 2018.
Information for former employees:
If you’ve been dismissed
If you’ve been dismissed, you might be entitled to redundancy pay and statutory notice pay from the Insolvency Service.
The amount the Insolvency Service can pay you will be subject to certain legal limits. Information about the legal limits is available.
Other money you’re owed will be paid to you automatically through the company’s payroll. This includes holiday pay, salary, wages, or overtime you’re owed.
Who is eligible
You can to apply to the Insolvency Service for redundancy pay and statutory notice pay if:
- you worked for Toys “R” Us under an employment contract
- you live in England, Scotland or Wales
Workers and self-employed contractors who provided services to the company are not eligible to apply. Instead, these individuals should contact the administrator to register as creditors.
How to apply
The administrator will give details about how to apply and will also give you a case reference number (eg CN12345678).
Once you have this information you can apply online.
Paying your claim
Once you submit your online application, it takes us an average of 14 days to process your application and pay claims.
However, sometimes we need to get additional information from you or from the administrator. This can take a bit of time.
We’ll contact you directly if we need anything from you.
We always try to pay eligible claims within 6 weeks of receiving the application.
Please don’t contact us to check the status of your application until after the six weeks have passed. This will help us deal with everyone’s application as quickly as possible.
Getting help
Further information for Toys “R” Us team members can be found on the Toys “R” Us website.
If you have questions about your situation or about any wages, salary, overtime, or holiday pay you’re owed, you can contact ERA Solutions by:
- phone: 01827 383531
If you need help completing your application, you can contact the Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments helpline on 0330 331 0020.
When calling, please have your case reference number (eg CN12345678) and National Insurance number to hand. If you do not have a case reference number, please contact the administrator.
If you need to email us after submitting your claim, please only use the email address you gave on your application form. Otherwise, we won’t be able to respond to you for security reasons.
Other support available to you
Factsheet: finding a new job, managing your finances and benefits available to you.
Information for creditors
You’ll need to register as a creditor in the administration if:
- you haven’t been paid for goods or services you’ve supplied to Toys “R” Us
- you’ve paid Toys “R” Us for goods or services that you haven’t received
Information about how to register as a creditor can be found on the Toys “R” Us website.
If you have any question, you can also contact the Insolvency Enquiry Line:
Insolvency Service helpline
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Insolvency Service helpline 0300 678 0015
Please only attend our offices if you have an appointment.
For information about the insolvency process contact the Insolvency Service helpline. The helpline is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 3pm on Friday.
We can give you information about processes administered or regulated by the Insolvency Service. This includes bankruptcy, debt relief orders and company liquidations.
We cannot give you: legal or financial advice, information on specific insolvency cases, information or advice about other government departments or information about redundancy payments.
If you are contacting about an existing bankruptcy or compulsory company liquidation case, use our ‘contact an official receiver’ guidance.
The Insolvency Enquiry Line can give you general information about:
- insolvency
- redundancy
- what redundancy payments offices do
- where you can go to get the information or advice you need
They cannot give you:
- legal or financial advice
- information on specific insolvency cases
- information or advice on matters directly relating to other government departments