Meeting of the Parliament 17 March 2016
Earlier today, I received notification that Z Hinchliffe & Sons, which is a textile company with a factory in Dalry in my constituency, began this morning to issue 90-day redundancy notices to its 86 employees, although the factory has been in full operation throughout an initial 30-day consultation period. The company claims to be in negotiations with a potential buyer but has refused to name that buyer or allow Scottish Enterprise to help find another. The management, which is based in Huddersfield, has also refused to let the partnership action for continuing employment team into the factory to speak to the workers. Given those circumstances, what pressure can be put on Z Hinchliffe to ensure that the workforce is given the assistance that it needs and deserves at this difficult time?