Threshers administration - how does it affect me?

dtaylor84

fozzeh wrote: »

The council rejected objections under competition laws (how, I don't know) and it's annoyed a lot of the locals.

Probably because the council don't enforce competition laws, and anyway the law encourages stores to compete on price, etc., they are not trying to prevent competition!

fozzeh

When the store is literally next door, there are laws which look into unfair competition and the impact on other businesses.

bristol_pilot

It doesn't really matter that three bottles of one particular wine are cheaper in Threshers than Tescos, what matters is that the public have come to view Threshers as one of the most expensive places on the High Street to buy a single bottle of wine. They have priced themselves out of business. I've been expecting the demise of Threshers for a while.

borders_dude

Threshers lost favour with the public a long time ago. My local one is always dead!

ChocFudgeBrownie

A lot of useless information on how rubbish Threshers is here guys. As (former) staff member, I'm not that interested in how threshers went down the pan, but what my options are here, can I claim redundancy? how do I go about doing this? and what are my rights as a lowly sales assistant??

For those of you interested, the last information I have is that of the 1300 odd stores countrywide, there are now left 50 Wine Rack stores, leaving about 3500 staff without a job.

Finally, I must say that my Threshsers - though being more pricey than the THREE off licences in our vicinity - was making a steady profit every week that amounted to double that of the others, this was due to the 'local community feel' inspired by and our knowledge of wines taught to us by a great manager. (btw my shop is in croydon so not the most affluent area!). I think by emphasizing the above advantages, small community shops can excel and the supermarkets won't always win!

This may be contentious, but is it always about the money? or can you justify extra cost with service level and expertise?

Merry Xmas everyone!

lisyloo

It's also about convenience.
We wouldn't make a special trip to buy alchohol generally.
So if we know what we want to buy and don't need to expertise then it's a lot easier to buy it when you're in the supermarket rather than make a special trip into town where parking is difficult and costs.

Anyway, back to the question.
How long have you been working there?
You will have statutory rights (even if a business completely folds).
You may also have better terms, over and above this in your contract.
However it does all depend on your length of service.

You should get on JSA (job seekers allowance) ASAP.
This is because they pay your employers NI so you will get continuous NI which is important for other benefits.
If a company goes completely belly up (have had this happen to me before) then the government pays statutory redundancy.
This is paid for by the DTI (department on trade & industry).
They will still want you to sign up for JSA which will be deducted from you claim.
However the DTI will want this to come from the DWP (deparment for work and pension budget), so it's really important that you claim for what you can ASAP.
You may also be entitled of course to other state benefits but that all depends on your circumstances.