{"id":7791,"date":"2022-11-11T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/made-com-staff-take-legal-action-over-appalling-zoom-redundancies\/"},"modified":"2022-11-11T16:06:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T16:06:00","slug":"made-com-staff-take-legal-action-over-appalling-zoom-redundancies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/made-com-staff-take-legal-action-over-appalling-zoom-redundancies\/","title":{"rendered":"Made.com staff take legal action over &#8216;appalling&#8217; Zoom redundancies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Made-com-1024x576-1-2-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Made-com-1024x576-1-2-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Made-com-1024x576-1-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" alt=\"Made.com\" title=\"Made.com staff are taking legal action against their former employer\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Made.com staff are taking legal action against their former employer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_top  td-rec-hide-on-m tdi_17_ecc td_block_template_1\"> <noscript>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/track.adform.net\/adfserve\/?bn=58816468;srctype=4;ord=[timestamp]\" border=\"0\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" alt=\"\"\/>  <\/noscript><\/div>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\/\/<\/span> A group of Made.com employees have instructed a law firm over the way they were made redundant via Zoom<\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\/\/ <\/span>Around 12 employees have already come forward but more are expected to join the action<\/h6>\n<hr\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former Made.com employees are taking legal action after they were told they were losing their jobs over Zoom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About a dozen employees have instructed law firm Aticus Law after they were made redundant on Wednesday following the furniture retailer\u2019s collapse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aticus Law employment law specialist Mohammed Balal called the way the redundancy process was handled as \u201cappalling\u201d and drew comparisons to the P&amp;O Ferries scandal earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely appalling to think that nothing has changed since the collapse of P&amp;O earlier this year, when the way the redundancy process was managed made headlines both here in the UK and further afield.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDespite the concerns raised about the rights of employees to fair consultation over redundancies, it would appear that the employees at Made.com are the latest to be let go with immediate effect as their employer enters into administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h5><strong>Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"x_al\">Sign up\u00a0here\u00a0to g<\/span><span class=\"x_al\">et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGiven that the brand has been bought but not all of the people will be retained, many staff members will have had their lives turned upside down, and they are no doubt feeling anxious and concerned about the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Made.com\u2019s brand was bought by Next for \u00a33.4 million earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balal said that staff members have the right to hold the company accountable for the way in which it announced redundancies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUnder current employment law, if a business is making more than 20 employees redundant at one establishment, they must follow the correct consultation process,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balal said he expected more Made.com to join the action over the next few days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The law firm will pursue a Protective Award claim against retailer, which is compensation awarded by a tribunal if an employer fails in its duties. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balal said this is a \u201cvital safety net for some many families in fast-paced redundancy situations\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The staff could <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">receive eight weeks pay in compensation, capped at \u00a3571 a week, if the claim is successful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette\u2018s free daily email newsletter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" 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