close his chain of Jamie’s Italian restaurants in 2019, and he appointed KPMG as administrators.1000 members of staff were left out of work and creditors faced an £83million loss.According to The Mirror 196 members of former restaurant staff won a tribunal claim when the company was found to have fallen short of the Trade Union Act, which requires employers to consult with employees before any closure.
As staff were not consulted it was found that the Act had been breached.However the company administrators cannot afford to pay the compensation out of the administration meaning the cost will fall to taxpayers.The compensation will be paid to employees by the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) which is part of the Insolvency Service, a.
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