UCATT wins £1.5m for redundant workers

Construction union UCATT have won a major employment tribunal case worth £1.5 million on behalf of former employees at Hull based caravan company Atlas Holiday Homes.

The case involved 332 former employees of the company, who lost their jobs when the company went into administration.

The workers were forced to seek compensation via an employment tribunal becuase when they were made redundant in December 2008, they were not given a 90 day redundancy consultation period, required by law. On Friday January 29 the Employment Tribunal ruled in favour of the former workers.

Dave Oglesby the UCATT official for Hull, said: “It’s been a great victory for us in terms of getting justice for our members and demonstrates the benefit of being a trade union member.”

The workers involved are entitled to a total of nearly £4,550 each. However as the company is in administration the workers will initially be able to claim a maximum of eight week’s compensation worth £2,800 from a Government funded scheme.

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