June 07, 2011
Nearly 200 workers astonishingly sacked via a conference call following the collapse of their employer’s firm, have won a landmark Employment Tribunal case.
In September 2010, workers at construction firm Connaught were dismissed by conference call, without any notice or consultation. The workers had been employed by Connaught on an outsourced housing maintenance and repairs contract, on behalf of One Vision, the principal housing association in Sefton.
This is the first case to reach the courts following the collapse of Connaught and this week The Sefton Employment Tribunal awarded each worker a substantial payout after Jimmy Woods, Acting Regional Secretary of UCATT North West, successfully fought their case.
“This is an important victory for the workers who were dismissed in the most callous manner, through no fault of their own. Companies cannot ignore their legal responsibilities to their workforce and hope to get away with it,” added Mr Woods.
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