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Waitrose Accused Of Reducing Redundancy Pay For Warehouse Workers
Waitrose is facing criticism for allegedly reducing redundancy payments for its warehouse workers.
These workers are at risk due to the upcoming closure of an Enfield warehouse, known internally as “Project Hazel.”
Earlier in the year, the John Lewis Partnership, which owns Waitrose, informed employees of plans to reduce redundancy payouts, effectively lowering the cost of dismissing staff.
Initially, in January, the company proposed a more generous redundancy package.
However, affected workers are now being offered only one week's pay per year of service, in addition to the statutory payouts mandated by the government.
This shift in policy has sparked discontent among the workforce.
Workers argue “Project Hazel” had been in the works before the revised redundancy terms were announced.
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