In April 2021 an international investment consortium, backed by Edinburgh Woollen Mill's chief operating officer Steve Simpson, bought Peacocks out of administration, following its collapse in November 2020. The deal saved 200 stores and 2,000 jobs. No redundancies were made, although Peacocks closed 200 stores, around half of its portfolio, and made 2,000 redundancies during the pandemic.

Following the Cardiff-based company’s collapse more than 140 former staff instructed law firm Aticus Law to pursue a claim for a protective award - compensation was awarded by an employment tribunal because their employer did not consult with them before they were made redundant - on their behalf.

The law firm has confirmed that further to a judgment handed down by the Aberdeen Employment Tribunal today, those involved in the legal challenge have won their right to claim up to eight weeks’ worth of pay, with a cap of 544 per week.

The total value of the claim is estimated to be in excess of 260,000.00, it said.

Mohammed Balal of Aticus Law, an employment law expert who represented the workers, said: “Today’s judgment has come as a huge relief to the dozens of former staff who were made redundant from Peacocks when it collapsed almost 18 months ago – leaving many unemployed, worried about money, and uncertain about what the future had in store.

“Now that the judge has ruled in favour of the workers, we are able to access a Protective Award on their behalf, which is a form of compensation...

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