USDAW pledges support
Usdaw pledges to support Powerhouse members after the electrical retailer goes into administration
Retail union Usdaw has pledged to support its Powerhouse members after they were given the shock news this morning that the company has gone into administration.
Powerhouse is Britain’s third biggest retailer with 53 shops and Usdaw members were sent home with a package outlining their redundancy terms after New Zealand based owners PRG decided to place the group into administration.
“Our members in Powerhouse have worked miracles in keeping Powerhouse afloat in the intensely competitive electrical goods sector,” says Usdaw general secretary John Hannett. “They turned up for work today to be told the company has gone into administration and some have already been sent home which is a devastating low for them.
“Our members have shown incredible loyalty to Powerhouse in often difficult times so they deserved better treatment than this. But Usdaw will work closely with the administrators to make sure our members get the payouts they are entitled to at what is a very worrying time for them.”
