The aim of this study is to critically analyse the effectiveness and adequacy of the Australian General Employee Entitlements Redundancy Scheme (GEERS) in providing protection for employee entitlements in the event of corporate insolvency. It surveys alternative models for protection of employee entitlements proposed and considered by the Howard Conservative Coalition Government (1996-2007) as well as alternative proposals from the then Australian Labor Party opposition. It includes a discussion of the Australian trade union advocated scheme, known as the National Entitlement...