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Government-backed Griffin Place Communications in liquidation | Government-backed Griffin Place Communications in liquidation |
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A call centre in Torfaen which received £600,000 funding from the Welsh government has gone into liquidation. | A call centre in Torfaen which received £600,000 funding from the Welsh government has gone into liquidation. |
Griffin Place Communications Limited, in Llantarnam, Cwmbran, employed up to 140 people, with many staff claiming they were sacked days before. | Griffin Place Communications Limited, in Llantarnam, Cwmbran, employed up to 140 people, with many staff claiming they were sacked days before. |
Torfaen AM Lynne Neagle said the Welsh government has "serious questions to answer", while Welsh government said it would be reviewing the situation. | |
Attempts have been made to contact the company for comment. | Attempts have been made to contact the company for comment. |
On Friday, employees arrived at the Llantarnam offices to find the rooms empty and the doors locked. | On Friday, employees arrived at the Llantarnam offices to find the rooms empty and the doors locked. |
The company has notified some workers that it has commenced liquidation proceedings and many of those have claimed they are owed thousands of pounds in wages. | The company has notified some workers that it has commenced liquidation proceedings and many of those have claimed they are owed thousands of pounds in wages. |
A letter to employees from insolvency firm Finn Associates advised there will be a meeting of creditors on 13 August. | A letter to employees from insolvency firm Finn Associates advised there will be a meeting of creditors on 13 August. |
Ms Neagle has arranged a public meeting for former workers on Monday at Mount Pleasant Hall in Pontnewydd. | |
"The immediate priority now has got to be to try and support the many staff who have been devastated by this news," she said. | |
Shadow Economy Minister William Graham said Welsh taxpayers "will rightly question" whether Welsh government's investment in the project represented value for money. | |
Torfaen council confirmed it will be contacting seven clients employed by the company as part of the UK government's Work Programme. | |
According to the Welsh government, support provided to the company stipulated jobs should be in place for at least three years. | |
"We will, with immediate effect, be seeking repayment of relevant grant sums," the spokesperson added. | |
"We have also mobilised the Welsh Contact Centre Forum, who can signpost affected staff to potential new job opportunities, and we will keep the situation under review." |