The collapse of millionaire Jamie Oliver’s UK restaurant empire has cost taxpayers a further £500,000 after axed staff won a compensation bid, the Mirror can reveal.
TV Chef Oliver was forced to close his Jamie’s Italian chain after it racked up debts topping £80million. Over 1,000 staff lost their jobs and councils were reportedly £1.2million out of pocket due to unpaid business rates.
Now the public purse is taking another £500,000 hit after 196 former staff won a tribunal claim, which the company cannot afford to pay.
The Trade Union Act means all employers have to consult with workers prior to any closure. But Oliver’s staff received almost no notice meaning the Act were breached.
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