[RichardCoulter]

I've not heard anything for a quite a time about this case. Has there been any progress thus far?

If the law has been broken, it must and will take it's course.

I suspect, however, that justice is not the main driving force for the CWU, but money.

It should be borne in mind that any victory, however, could impact on remaining VM staff. The company is heavily laden with debt and any payout that people receive, will, effectively, be taken from the pockets of former colleagues- there simply isn't a slush fund within VM hanging around in case former staff decide to turn on their former employer. Any payout is likely to be paid for with jobs, pay, conditions and training.

Secondly, I always try to argue that jobs should be retained in the UK.

As a further knock on effect, incidences like this weaken the case for keeping jobs in the UK, where employees currently have rights which stifle job retention and creation.

Putting into context the fact that most former members of Albert Dock staff obtained their appropriate redundancy package and went straight onto alternative employment, this could turn out to be a very hollow victory indeed...