Roberts Bakery Workers Left Unpaid
Dozens of Roberts Bakery workers have lost their redundancy packages and pay already earned after the firm was bought and renamed by a billionaire food magnate.
In July, the struggling Frank Roberts & Sons, the bakery's parent firm, announced 250 workers were entering a compulsory redundancy consultation period. 86 workers were deemed surplus to requirements, and their contractual notice periods were enacted.
- Notice periods varied for each worker, depending on the length of time they had worked for the 138-year-old company.
- Those with the shortest notice periods were expecting to finish next week, while many expected still to have jobs until Friday, December 12.
No statement has been provided from the new ownership regarding the unpaid workers.
Author's summary: Workers lose pay and redundancy packages after bakery sale.