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Halfords offers jobs to Mothercare staff as thousands face losing their jobs as company goes into administration

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HALFORDS is offering Mothercare staff jobs after thousands face the sack as the retailer goes into administration.

The baby retailer officially went bust last night after 58 years on the high street.

 Since Mothercare has fallen into administration, Halfords has pledged to offer guaranteed interviews to all Mothercare colleagues

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Since Mothercare has fallen into administration, Halfords has pledged to offer guaranteed interviews to all Mothercare colleaguesCredit: AFP or licensors

Halfords has guaranteed that Mothercare staff will get interviews if they apply for jobs.

The motoring specialist, which has 215 vacancies across its group has opened a recruitment hotline especially for Mothercare staff members.

Michelle Burton from Halfords says: “This pledge will hopefully mean more people remain employed while at the same time bringing their retail expertise and fantastic transferable skills to Halfords.

“As a fellow car seat retailer we also want to help any parents who may be concerned about after-sales service having bought their car seats from Mothercare and give them peace of mind, so we are stepping in to help.”

Your rights if you’re made redundant

IF you’re being made redundant, you may be eligible for the below, according to GOV.UK.

  • Redundancy pay: If you’ve been working for your current employer for at least two years, you’re usually entitled to a statutory redundancy pay.
  • A notice period: According to redundancy law, you’re entitled to a minimum notice period of 12 weeks’ if employed for 12 years or more, at least one week’s notice if you have been employed between one month and two years, or one week’s notice for each year if employed between two and 12 years. If your employer doesn’t want you to work your notice period they can offer you a lump sum instead.
  • A consultation with your employer: Employers always have to consult with employees before dismissing them on the grounds of redundancy. In short, your employer must tell you what’s going on and give you a chance to ask questions and raise objections.
  • The option to move into a different job: Your employer might offer you “suitable alternative employment” within your organisation or an associated company. Keep in mind that you may lose your right to statutory redundancy pay if you unreasonably turn it down.
  • Time off to find a new job: If you’ve been continuously employed for two years, you could be given a reasonable amount of time off to look for another job or to arrange training to help you find another job.

When Thomas Cook went bust, other firms stepped in to help 22,000 employees, 9,000 of which were from the UK get back on their feet again.

LPC Stationers, located in Southend-on-Sea offered all affected staff members 20 free copies of their CV.

Meanwhile, an app called Yapa reached out to Thomas Cook employees, inviting them to send their CV through.

Thomas Cook was recently bought out by former shareholder FoSun for £11million.

The news comes a little over a month after the holiday giant’s collapse.

Halfords has reassured members of the public that they will honour warranties for all branded car seats purchased at Mothercare.

Staff members from the baby retailer are able to contact Halfords’ People team directly on 01527 513159 or email resourcing.team@halfords.co.uk for any further information.

You may be interested to read more about Mothercare officially goes into administration with plans to close 79 stores and puts thousands of jobs at risk.

Want to find out more about Mothercare? Here is the latest on store closures and why is it closing down?

Did you also know that Tesco cuts 4,500 jobs as it announces shorter opening hours for Express stores.

Mothercare announces plans to go into administration after £36.9m loss during last financial year



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