Fair Entitlements Guarantee

The Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) steps in to help employees who find themselves out of a job and unpaid because their employer has gone bust or been liquidated. It's like a safety net, ensuring they receive certain owed payments, like outstanding wages, annual leave, and redundancy pay. This support is crucial in helping workers financially during such unexpected and difficult times.

What the Fair Entitlements Guarantee covers

The Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) is a scheme of last resort run by the Australian Government. It can cover unpaid wages, annual leave, long service leave, payment in lieu of notice and redundancy pay when an employer goes into liquidation or becomes bankrupt, subject to caps and eligibility rules. It does not cover unpaid superannuation. For example, an employee owed 3 weeks' wages and unused annual leave by a company in liquidation can lodge a FEG claim while the liquidator deals with other creditors.

Read our guide to redundancy pay and see liquidation.