The resignation comes as Corporate Travel Management meets with the British government to work out repayments for overcharging it for housing asylum seekers.

The embattled travel agent has apologised for historical payroll errors in Australia and New Zealand as it scrambles to secure its financial survival.

As the embattled company fights to stave off insolvency, its chief legal representative and secretary, Shelley Sorrenson, has resigned.

The resignation comes as Corporate Travel Management meets with the British government to work out repayments for overcharging it for housing asylum seekers.