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@marc201311 So between Feb 5th and June 23rd, I was not at work but I was receiving full pay. If I wanted to get another job in that time frame, I could have but I was expected to resign at my old job and forfeit any earnings there would be. So basically I was officially unemployed and...

@californiachristian234 No but it was a delicate situation. I mean when a company who have been fantastic suffer that kind of a setback, but still pay 400+ employees full rate for that length of time, everyone really respected that. Now I don’t know the legalities around the situation, we all...

@californiachristian234 I couldn’t actually. So the fire was February 5th. We were on the company books and receiving full pay until June 23rd. However if you took new full time employment in that time, you were expected to resign.

@geneh43 This is partially correct. Up until mid-May, we had hope of the company creating a temporary workplace on a different site but after they explored their options, it wasn’t feasible. Then we were made redundant obviously.

So some background context; I have as few qualifications as any really after having to drop out of college after 18 months to help my single dad pay rent. As I result, I took a job back then as an 18 year old and spent nearly 7 years working for one of England’s biggest supermarkets, flashy I...