Wiggle could face unfair dismissal claims from laid-off staff, say experts

Sources say employees were made redundant without a consultation process

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Staff made redundant by Wiggle Chain Reaction Cycles could be entitled to unfair dismissal compensation, employment experts have said. 

On Wednesday, it was revealed that 105 people had been laid off by the cycling retailer, which entered administration last week. The redundancies were split across various parts of the business with 70 from Wiggle, 28 from Chain Reaction Cycles and 7 from UK distribution arm Hotlines.

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