Communicating change | Pontins staff reportedly let go via text message after sudden holiday park closure

Staff at a Pontins holiday park say they were sacked via text message after the company closed down a third site in a matter of weeks.

The business, which is owned by Britannia, announced it was shutting down a third site in Southport, with a statement reading: “It is with great sadness that we announce the closure of Pontins Southport Holiday Park. After assessing the future viability of the park, we have come to the difficult decision to close.”

The blow came after the holiday park was hit by recent flooding, and comes just weeks after the company’s parks in Prestatyn, North Wales and Camber Sands closed their doors suddenly in November.

Following the announcement of the Southport closure, some now-former Pontins staff took to social media claiming they had found out they had lost their jobs by text message just hours before the announcement on social media.