Progress for ex-LD staff
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MI Up to 2,000 ex-employees of truck manufacturer Leyland Daf won the first battle in their twoyear fight for redundancy compensation from receiver Arthur Andersen last week when the Government refused to impose retrospective legislation to overturn a High Court decision made in March.
London solicitor Rowley Ashworth is negotiating with Andersen over payments to almost 1,000 drivers and management it represents en-masse.
Another 1,000 could also be eligible for compensation. Employees' entitlements will depend on their original Leyland Daf contracts and the amount of government guaranteed notice payment they have already received
Rowley and Andersen will return to court in three months to thrash out the details of compensation in lieu of holiday and car benefits. Rowley Ashworth has already served a writ on Arthur Andersen to recoup interest lost during the two-year battle.
▪ LDV, the van and pressings manufacturer that emerged from LD's collapse in April 1993, is recovering strongly with ,E18.3m pre-tax profits on sales of £ 150.5m in the year to December.