Ex-Woolworths staff set for payout

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Woolworths staff
Woolworths staff

Thousands of former workers at Woolworths and Ethel Austin stores who did not receive any money when they lost their jobs after the firms went out of business are set to share more than £5 million in compensation following a "landmark" legal case.

The shopworkers' union Usdaw said about 4,400 people denied a payout because they worked in stores with fewer than 20 staff will benefit from an Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%

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