JMW takes City Link cases to tribunal

A LAW firm representing more than 200 former staff of the collapsed parcel carrier City Link is taking their case for compensation to an employment tribunal.

The delivery firm went into administration on Christmas Eve with the closure of 51 depots across the country and the loss of more than 2,500 jobs.

Carl Moran, an employment law partner at Manchester-based JMW Solicitors,  said compensation is being sought on the grounds that City Link’s former owners failed to properly consult with staff before shutting the business down.

However, he said that because it was unlikely that there would be sufficient City Link assets to realise any damages owed, the action could leave the taxpayer with a multi-million pound bill.

The firm said that as well the the cases already heading for a tribunal it is still receiving new inquiries from ex-City Link personnel still unsure about what exactly they might be entitled to.

Moran said: “Regardless of any redundancy pay or notice pay which they may already have received, all employees can also claim up to eight weeks’ pay for the company’s  failure to properly consult with them.

“Former staff can make a claim no matter how long they had been employed. It appears that many individuals not only did not know that they need to make a claim for this compensation at a Tribunal but that they have only three months less one day from their date of dismissal to do so.”

Even though the tribunal process is set to begin, Mr Moran indicated that it could be several months before a final hearing takes place.

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