'Long, hard slog' | 10,000 Wilko workers to share £2million pay out after firm's 2023 collapse

Almost 10,000 Wilko workers will share a pay out of £2 million after a tribunal ruled the retailer failed to properly consult with workers prior to going bust in 2023.

Following the legal case, led by the GMB union, around 9,000 former staff who worked in a store with 20 or more people will get four days pay, while roughly 1,100 who worked in a distribution centre or support centre role will get 13 days pay.

The case was taken on by GMB on behalf of thousands of members who lost their jobs when the discount store went into administration.

“It has been a long, hard, slog getting this money – the very least Wilko workers deserve after the way they were treated,” said David Bartlett, former Wilko worker and GMB rep.