83 workers lose their jobs
Published Date:
22 November 2008
More than 80 people left their jobs at a Northamptonshire laundry - just over a month before Christmas.
Eighty-three people were made redundant at the Sunlight site in Wellingborough yesterday.
Of the remaining workers, a further 10 will leave on December 19 and the last four will be leaving on February 13, when the plant closes.
General manager Graham Benwell said: "People were sad, and there were quite a few tears. It's sad for me personally, I'm very upset about it and disappointed.
"We had a final get-together at lunchtime where we had a few sandwiches and drinks."
Many of the 97 employees have worked at the site in Buckwell End for more than a decade, with some based there for as long as 30 years.
Earlier this month, we reported how Northampton-based law firm SP Law was acting on behalf of 74 employees, and was looking into the possibility of employment tribunals against Sunlight due to alleged abuse of regulations in the way the staff were dismissed.
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Last Updated:
22 November 2008 9:18 AM
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