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Hotel staff in wage row lock-in | |
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Staff at a closed Worcestershire hotel have locked themselves inside the building and are refusing to come out until they are paid. | |
The Foley Arms Hotel in Malvern stopped trading on Monday, but staff said the first they were told of it was in an e-mail telling them to leave. | The Foley Arms Hotel in Malvern stopped trading on Monday, but staff said the first they were told of it was in an e-mail telling them to leave. |
Manager Nigel Thomas told the BBC: "I received an e-mail asking us to vacate the building and hand over the keys. | Manager Nigel Thomas told the BBC: "I received an e-mail asking us to vacate the building and hand over the keys. |
"I told him [the owner] until we have been paid I'm going to stay." | "I told him [the owner] until we have been paid I'm going to stay." |
Staff have had to turn away guests and cancel events, including a funeral. | Staff have had to turn away guests and cancel events, including a funeral. |
'We have supplies' | |
Mr Thomas, 54, said: "At the moment there are creditors who haven't been paid, so how are they going to pay the staff? | Mr Thomas, 54, said: "At the moment there are creditors who haven't been paid, so how are they going to pay the staff? |
"There are perhaps 12 to 15 staff here at any one time. | "There are perhaps 12 to 15 staff here at any one time. |
"We're here until they come back to us. We have our own supplies. We're here until we get some proper communication." | "We're here until they come back to us. We have our own supplies. We're here until we get some proper communication." |
The 19th Century Georgian Coaching Hotel was built when Malvern was becoming a spa town. | The 19th Century Georgian Coaching Hotel was built when Malvern was becoming a spa town. |
Mr Thomas said the hotel was now boarded up and locked. | Mr Thomas said the hotel was now boarded up and locked. |
It was bought for £2m by Paul Kempin and his son Luke in 2007, who say they have also been left out of pocket. | |
Speaking from Switzerland, Paul Kempin told the BBC they are owed £60,000 in rent from the firm which leases the building. | |
He added they were not planning to evict those members of staff who live in cottages on the site. |
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