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Thomas Cook staff won’t receive September pay packets
Thomas Cook staff have been told they won’t receive their pay packets next Monday as usual following the firm’s collapse on September 23.
Instead, they’ll have to appeal to the Insolvency Service to be paid for work up to the time of the company’s failure.
Trade union Unite said this included commissions and cabin crew flight allowances.
A spokesperson for the Insolvency Service confirmed: "Employees who have been made redundant will not receive their September pay packet from Thomas Cook in the normal manner as the company is in liquidation.
"Employees will need to apply for their arrears of wages for September from the Redundancy Payment Service."
Thomas Cook staff might be eligible to apply to the Redundancy Payment Service for unpaid wages, overtime, commission and holiday pay as well as up to 30 weeks’ redundancy pay.
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