Around 230 members of staff at the beloved Glasgow bakery have been made redundant, it has been confirmed.
The figure comes after it was confirmed by the Daily Record. We previously that staff first received redundancy notices on Monday, backdated to March 7.
FRP Advisory was appointed as provisional liquidator on March 7 after Glasgow Sheriff Court agreed to wind the firm up at the behest of HMRC over mounting tax debts.
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However, it is now believed that talks for what remains of the firm are now in their latter stages, with potential investors locked in negotiations with the liquidators.
It is believed that a number of shops and cafes that had been receiving goods from Mortons have been notified that their deliveries could resume as soon as this week – suggesting a buyer may have been found.
Mortons has already teased a return. Visitors to their website on Friday were met with a notice that read: "Nae rolls? Watch this space."
One business said they had been notified by their regular Mortons delivery driver to expect rolls again before the end of this week. The Record has approached Mortons for comment. FRP Advisory said it had no comment to make.
Paul Sweeney, Scottish Labour MSP for the Glasgow region, has urged the liquidators to engage with the workforce that has been laid off. He said: “The situation facing workers at Morton’s Rolls is incredibly difficult, and I know that the workforce and local community will be hurting.
"At the heart of this are workers and families who have been left in the dark with no contact from management. That is utterly intolerable, unacceptable and must be rectified.
"The liquidator in this case has a duty to engage with the workforce and to advise them on what recourse they have regarding redundancy, pay and pensions. I would also encourage any worker affected by this to contact PACE who will assist them with getting support.”
The notice of redundancy sent to employees read: "I regret to advise you that the company is no longer in a position to make payments for services rendered by you under its contract of employment with you."
The Scottish Government, meanwhile, has organised two job fairs for those who have found themselves out of work as part of its PACE mass redundancy recovery scheme. The events will be held at Partick Job Centre on March 16 and 17.
A government spokesperson said on Monday: “We are aware that the provisional liquidator has written to employees today. We will continue to liaise with relevant stakeholders to seek a solution that will allow the business to continue to trade in some form.
"The workers affected by any business ceasing trading are the immediate priority. The Scottish Government’s initiative for responding to redundancy situations, Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE), contacted the company and the liquidator to offer to provide support to affected employees.”
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