M&Co under fire over staff redundancy terms

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More than 90 former M&Co employees are taking legal action against the fashion retailer following claims that they were made redundant without a consultation period, according to reports.

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M&Co was bought by AK Retail Holdings but stores were not included in the sale

M&Co’s administrator Teneo confirmed redundancies in December last year prior to the business being acquired by AK Retail Holdings, which owns Yours Clothing, Long Tall Sally and BadRhino.

The M&Co stores were not included in the sale, resulting in up to 1,900 job cuts, as first reported by The Guardian.

Morrish Solicitors, which is now representing M&Co’s employees, said there had been no “advance warning” of a consultation period prior to the redundancies being announced.

The law firm’s employment solicitor Omar Ghaffoor said: “With just weeks to go until Christmas and without any warning, staff were made redundant at M&Co.

“We have therefore been instructed to lodge employment tribunal proceedings for more than 90 individuals from both sites to secure compensation for what happened.

“Where more than 20 redundancies are made at one workplace without an information and consultation process, those made redundant can pursue a claim for a protective award – compensation of up to 90 days’ pay per employee. Some of that can be recovered from the national insurance fund.

“Those involved in these legal proceedings could therefore receive up to £4,568 depending on their weekly pay and subject to deductions.”