LONDON, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Unite members and workers dismissed by Mike Dolan the owner of
Butler and Tanner Printers Ltd have presented a petition to the Birmingham
District Registry of the High Court, seeking the winding up of the company.
Ann Field, Unite National Officer, said: "This is an unusual step for us
to take, but it is the only avenue open to us to stop Dolan leaving our
members in limbo, without any of their unpaid wages, notice pay or redundancy
pay. Unite believes Butler and Tanner have abused the goodwill of the
workforce and left them high and dry."
The workforce of Butler and Tanner Printers Ltd were informed by post
that the company had closed and is going into receivership owing the workers
thousands of pounds in unpaid wages and deducted pension contributions.
Stuart North, Senior Unite Representative, said: "Our letters of
dismissal told us the company would be put into voluntary liquidation. But we
have watched people coming in and out of the plant and know that agency
workers are working on machines in the plant. All we can see is our wages and
pension money disappearing. We believe it is not right for the state and the
tax payer to foot this bill."
Following contact with the Pension Regulator about the pension
contributions, the Regulator has confirmed that a file has been opened to
investigate the company and the missing pension contributions.
For further information please contact Ann Field on +44(0)7831-676587 or
Ashraf Choudhury in the Unite Press Office on +44(0)20-7420-8914 or
+44(0)7980-224761.
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