A group of former BHS workers have altogether been awarded up to £1m in compensation over the summary way they were made redundant when the retailer collapsed. The Guardian report that an employment tribunal awarded 110 employees at BHS’ head office the maximum protective award of 90 days’ wages after their lawyers successfully argued that the company did not conduct a proper consultation process with them ahead of their dismissal as BHS failed to fulfil its legal duty to consult with staff for at least 45 days before making them redundant when the company collapsed last April.
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