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Ex-Abbey Green staff in wages battle
Former employees of the company previously known as Abbey Green Repro are hoping to recover their unpaid wages having pooled together to put the company into administration.
The employees of Abbey Green, now ABR Litho, have been unable to claim for unpaid wages and redundancy because the company remained active, despite all staff being made redundant in February.
However, each of the 19 workers contributed £150 in order to cover the legal costs incurred by the recent appointment of Malcolm Fillmore, senior partner at Atherton Bailey.
Staff were originally employed by Claremont Press, which went into administration last December.
Fillmore said as Abbey Green Repro was now in administration, the former employees would be able to apply for monies owed to them through the government.
However, he added: "I am now left as the administrator, trying to find out what went on. It is quite convoluted. Several names have repeatedly come up on my horizon and I am looking into their involvement.
"I am looking into this very carefully because a number of the names to have been involved seemed to have had a chequered past. We are currently seeking to ascertain the financial position of the company, its assets and liabilities."
Fillmore said there would probably be a report on the situation in the next six to seven weeks. However, at this point he was not able to say if, or when, a creditors' meeting would be called.
A report on the situation is due in six to seven weeks
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Comments
Julie Cook - 02 May 2008
Maybe the staff at B&T should do the same, as it's obvious that B&T is still running, and not yet in administration, well done Dolan!!! A thief in my eyes, but with this government I'm sure a knighthood will be in order!
I would love to know what the customers of B&T think of this, if they can support firms like MPI there is something seriously wrong! As for the comment being throwing out of parliment, well what can I say apart from you know who not to vote for!!
tony scales - 03 May 2008
is Myles Bunyard one of them?
Stuart North - 04 May 2008
Responding to Julie Cook, I totally agree with your opinion of Mike Dolan.
The Butler and Tanner union reps met with David Heath ( M.P.) on Friday 2nd May, at his office in Frome. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the dreadful redundancy situation at Butler and Tanner, how it came about and the disgraceful way in which Mike Dolan ( chairman of MPI ) has treated the staff.
Mr Heath explained that it wasn't the content of his speech that was deemed inappropriate by the speaker in the Commons, but that his speech was inappropriate because they were supposed to be debating another topic/ bill.
I believe thousands of local people (whatever their political views) applaud David Heath for taking the stance he did as we know David feels very strongly about the injustices that have occurred at Butler and Tanner recently, the shabby treatment of employees and the way Mike Dolan and MPI have behaved generally, showing total disregard for workers employment rights.
Word is now spreading about Media and Print Investments and Mike Dolan's involvement in print. The public opinion and many print industry opinions seem to be similar and those opinions are that Mike Dolan should get the hell out as he is not fit to run a print business in 2008.
Stuart North
Senior union rep
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