Lawyers claim staff at Circularity Scotland were dismissed without proper consultation.
More than 40 former employees of the collapsed company behind Scotland's bottle deposit return scheme are launching a compensation claim.Solicitors at Thompsons are lodging a "protective award" claim with the Tribunals Service on behalf of the workers.If successful, the claimants could each receive several thousands of pounds from the Insolvency Service.
"It is extremely disappointing that those in charge of Circularity Scotland made no effort to comply with their legal obligations.Circularity Scotland collapsed after the scheme was delayed until 2025. Most of its 60 staff were made redundant with immediate effect. Last month, the chairman of the state-owned Scottish National Investment Bank said he expected to lose more than half of a £9m loan given to Circularity Scotland.Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater said she was forced to delay the scheme after being put in an "impossible position" due to conditions demanded by UK government
Ministers at Westminster rejected this claim, and said they simply wanted the scheme to be in line with similar proposals planned for elsewhere in the UK. Circularity Scotland chief executive David Harris said the scheme remained "viable" even after the UK government imposed conditions including the removal of glass from the initiative.
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