Workers Sacked by Text Message Win Compensation

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Twenty-one former workers with the Accident Group who were sacked by text message by the now-defunct claims company, were awarded compensation at an employment tribunal on Wednesday. It found they had been "cynically manipulated".

The no-win, no-fee injuries claims company collapsed in May this year, with debts of more than £30m, including unpaid wages. The first that many of its employees knew of the problems was when a text message was sent to their mobile phones indicating that their wa... (111 more words)

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