Warning to M&S amid job cuts claims

Jan 6 2009

High Street giant Marks & Spencer has been warned that it could face a series of employment tribunal cases if it announces a huge number of redundancies when it unveils new financial figures on Wednesday.

The company declined to comment on a report that it was poised to announce more than 1,000 job losses in its stores and head office.

The GMB union warned earlier this year that it feared M&S was gearing up to make big job cuts following the case of a worker who was sacked for leaking details to the media of planned changes to redundancy payments.

Legal officer Maria Ludkin said: "If today's reports are correct, M&S have to give 90 days' notice for consultation.

"If M&S tries to take a short cut and treat each shop as a separate workplace, and thereby give only 30 days' notice, GMB will not hesitate to take employment tribunal cases for a 90-day protective award."

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