Woolworth staff shafted by employment law

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laresWed 25/01/12 14:46

"FORMER Woolworths staff in Caithness have hit out after learning that they will not receive a share of a multi-million pound compensation deal.

Workers at the company's former branches in Wick and Thurso have been told, along with 3000 other employees from 180 branches across the UK, that they do not qualify for the £67.8 million compensation payout which was agreed last week. And the move to only pay compensation to 24,000 members who worked at stores of more than 20 employees has been branded by union officials as an 'injustice'.

After 32 years' service at Woolworths branch in Wick, the decision to offer no compensation to her or any of her hard-working colleagues feels like a slap in the face for Rhona Macleod. The 58-year old from Wick, who spent most of her working life at the Market Square branch, said that she felt she had been completely devalued by the company.

For over three decades Mrs Macleod worked her way up through the ranks to become a team leader with the company.
But after the announcement of the employment tribunal that stores with fewer than 20 employees would receive no compensation, she feels that she and her ex-colleagues have been treated unfairly. 'Someone who has been working at a bigger branch for only five years will be entitled to compensation, but because there were only 15 members of staff at Wick I don't qualify, despite working there since the 1970s,' she said."

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It was great that the union won compensation for the majority of workers (quickfind:438595 ) but I think it's disgusting that full employment law doesn't count in these cases. It's unfair and if the government were serious about helping the poor and badly treated they'd extend the law to all companies and all sites.

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