GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

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RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)
Some more news has emerged

Quote:The workers devastated by the closure of Wrexham's GHA Coaches face the task of claiming any money owed to them in unpaid wages, lost holiday pay and redundancy cash.

The 320 staff - except a handful who have been kept on temporarily - were informed on Thursday by administrators from Grant Thornton that they were being made redundant.

The meeting was attended by support staff from ERA Solutions who answered staff questions in relation to the next steps in terms of reclaiming their statutory entitlements.

They will now have to apply to the Insolvency Service.

A spokesman for the administrator Grant Thornton said: "Everyone has been paid wages for the week ended 10 July.

"For the three outstanding days, they should be paid by the Insolvency Service, and have been given claim forms to enable such claims to be made

"The staff will also be making three other claims to the Insolvency Service one, compulsory notice pay, which varies according to length of service, two, redundancy payments, which also vary according to length of service, and three, claims for any accrued holiday entitled not taken up."

The money comes from the government’s National Insurance Fund.

The Government say it's not guaranteed that staff get everything their employer owes them but workers can claim for

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/bu...s-11625340

It was reported that on the 88 route on Wednesday GHA drivers started taking the buses back to the depot at around 5:00 leaving no services for some people getting home from work. I wonder if they realised they wouldn't be paid for that day.

Quote:Andrew Nicholls was interviewed for the job on Monday, hired on Tuesday and started working for GHA Coaches on Wednesday – before being let go on Thursday.

Mr Nicholls, 34, who was based at the firm’s Shrewsbury depot, claims he was given no indication there were any problems during his interview.

http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/trans...yu2pIvh.99