Employees who have lost their job due to their employer’s liquidation or bankruptcy and are unable to recover their entitlements through other means may be eligible for Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) assistance.
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Making a FEG claim
You may be eligible to apply for FEG assistance if your employer has entered liquidation or bankruptcy.
You can apply for FEG using FEG Online Services or by filling out a claim form and sending it to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (the department).
Find out more about making a FEG claim
The claim assessment process
After you submit your FEG claim, it will be assessed by the department.
Find out more about the claim assessment process
Reviewing a FEG decision
If you don’t agree with the decision about your FEG claim, you can ask for it to be reviewed. The department may also choose to review its decision on a FEG claim.
Find out more about reviewing a FEG decision
Further assistance
If you have lost your job due to your employer’s liquidation or bankruptcy, there are different supports that may be available to help.