A woman who worked as a supervisor for the cinema explained that a clause in her contract meant she was given just one week's redundancy pay
Staff at Edinburgh Filmhouse say they have been left on the breadline and are struggling to cope after the company suddenly went into administration last month.
"Most of my colleagues thought it couldn't be that bad as we have had last minute before and if it was really urgent they would have held it that evening.She continued: "The meeting was less than an hour long, they were not sympathetic about the situation at all and then rushed everyone out of the building, only keeping some staff for admin.
Top news stories today She said: "They hired a marketing assistant a week before the closure, this person had turned down a number of jobs to take the role at the Filmhouse and has now been left jobless with no pay or financial support."She said: "I found it very difficult because I have been there less than two years so I was only offered one week redundancy pay.
Patti is one of a few who have set up a fundraising page for the dozens of staff members that have been left at a loss with no income or stability from the company. "The fund is targeted towards staff members who had been employed for less than two years and as such will not receive redundancy pay, staff members who have dependents to provide for and anyone else who finds themselves in precarious situations due loss of income.
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