Thomas Cook staff could be granted thousands in extra pay after firm’s demise
HUNDREDS of ex Thomas Cook staff could be in line for thousands of pounds of extra pay on top of their redundancy due to a little known labour law, according to a leading employment lawyer.
The extra pay would be available for any maintenance hanger crews, engineers and office staff and workers in large Thomas Cook travel superstores which had more than twenty staff. Mr Balgobin says his firm has already been approached by ex employees of the fallen tour operator worried about outstanding monies and is already representing more than 60 former employees from collapsed airline FlyBmi and has also advised ex Monarch airline staff on similar claims.
“Staff were entitled to be consulted about the redundancies and that simply did not happen, in fact there was no consultation at all. "But we are happy to talk anyone through the process and help them get back on their feet at this difficult time."Thomas Cook went into administration in the early hours of Monday morning after bosses were unable to raise a financial rescue package of over £1billion or a government bailout.
The Financial Reporting Council, regulator for the accountancy profession, is considering an investigation into the behaviour of the company’s auditors.
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