Employees awarded big dough in tribunal pay-out

The former employees of a bakery business that ceased trading last year have been awarded £40,000 after the company misled them about their job security – Bakery Info reports.

Five former staff made claims against Tennants Craft Bakery and the family that owned the bakery: Carl Collins, his wife Debbie and their daughter Melissa.

The employees claim they were kept in the dark about the upcoming closure and were surprised to find they were no longer employed.

The Birmingham Employment Tribunal heard the case and was told that one claimant turned up to work to find the premises closed, seized as a result of non-payment of rent.