ALMOST 300 former employees of a collapsed financial services giant with an office in Daresbury can now seek millions of pounds in damages.
This comes after it was found that Greensill Capital Management (UK) Limited failed to collectively consult with them on their redundancy.
The decision follows a long-fought battle led by the employment law team at Chester-based legal firm Aaron and Partners for the claimants, who had all been dismissed with immediate effect on March 12, 2021 – the date the company collapsed.
Aaron and Partners has welcomed the judgment made at Central London Employment Tribunal on Thursday, July 28.
The decision meant that all 277 claimants were granted the maximum award of 90 days’ pay, meaning they could be awarded as much as 4.5 million in total from their former employer.
The tribunal rejected Greensill’s defence of special circumstances entirely, finding that there was no “sudden disaster” which prevented them from consulting with staff.
They failed to prove they had taken all practicable steps to consult with staff, with the judge concluding that they had taken no steps whatsoever.
Paul Hennity, employment law solicitor at Aaron and Partners, said: “We are pleased that the team has managed to secure such an excellent result for these people, who were dismissed without any regard for due process.”
Of the 277 former members of staff, 205 were employed at the firm’s base at Daresbury Park, with the rest in London.
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