Liquidation | Thomas Cook staff 'backstabbed' amid job losses

This morning, the world woke to the sad news of the collapse of tour operating company Thomas Cook after the firm failed to secure hefty funding over the weekend – despite approaching the Government for financial aid – to plug the funding gap.

Subsequently, the firm has gone into liquidation, thousands of employees have lost their jobs and remain unsure about whether they will actually receive a pay cheque this month – the Scotsman reported.

We are sorry to announce that Thomas Cook has ceased trading with immediate effect.

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— Thomas Cook (@ThomasCookUK) September 23, 2019 

Union leaders have since claimed that Thomas Cook workers were “stabbed in the back” amid the firm’s collapse which cost thousands of employees their jobs.