A union says it is taking the council to court as laid-off workers are still owed wages
Staveley Town Council has a deficit of more than £400,000, according to the authority's leaderA union has said it will take court action against a cash-strapped town council that laid off the majority of its staff.The union Unison said it was bringing legal action over the non-payment of wages.
Council leader Paul Mann has previously said the pandemic and historic debts were to blame for the problems. Dave Gorton, Unison's Derbyshire area organiser, said: "No-one in the council has answered my question as to when the monies owed will be paid. "I don't think there's any communication between officers and elected representatives over this matter or, indeed, others.The union said some staff were told they would only receive redundancy money in instalments.
Councillor Paul Jacobs, who leads the Liberal Democrat group on the council, said making redundancies was an "awful thing to have to do".Mr Jacobs said the decision to close a
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