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Former Wilko Workers Get Share of £2m Pay-Out After Legal Case
- In 2023, Wilko collapsed into administration, closed 400 stores across the UK, and put 12,500 jobs at risk.
- The collapse followed financial difficulties partly blamed on Liz Truss's 2022 mini-Budget and Wilko's failure to properly consult workers before closing.
- Following a legal victory by the GMB union, nearly 10,000 ex-Wilko employees will receive a portion of a £2 million settlement due to inadequate consultation and resulting job losses.
- David Bartlett, who previously worked at Wilko and represented the GMB union, described obtaining the compensation as a challenging process and emphasized it is the minimum recognition employees deserve, although it does not erase the hardship and anxiety they experienced in 2023.
- Lisa Wilkinson, last chair and granddaughter of the founder, apologized at a Westminster hearing for letting workers down amid a £50 million pension deficit, expressing her devastation.
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10,000 ex-Wilko workers will get £2 million pay out after GMB union wins legal case
The fight for better rights and conditions for workers against exploitative employers is continuing, with the GMB union securing a massive payout for former Wilko workers, after the company failed to properly consult with them before going bust. The GMB says that almost 10,000 former Wilko workers will share a pay out of £2 million after it won a legal case. A judgement handed down by the Employment Tribunal this week ruled that Wilko had failed…
10,000 Wilko workers to get £2m pay out
Almost 10,000 former Wilko workers have been awarded a £2m pay out after the high street retailer failed to properly consult with workers prior to going bust in 2023. It comes as the GMB union said it had won a legal case on behalf of thousands of members who lost their jobs when the discount store went into administration, As per the judgement handed down by the Employment Tribunal, around 9,000 former staff who worked in a store with 20 or m…
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