A popular Glasgow diner has closed suddenly just weeks after staff launched a dispute with its franchise owner.
Tribeca Merchant City was at the centre of a row over a 'massive backlog of missing wages'. Staff said they were having 20 per cent of their earnings deducted for a period of three months.
Workers involved in the action said they were also not given written contracts and were instead kept on zero-hours contracts and not given holiday or sick pay they were legally entitled to.
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No other Tribeca diner was involved in the dispute.
The Merchant City diner, which was run by franchise owner Duncan Werry, has now closed down with one staff member telling Glasgow Live they are still owed wages and holiday pay.
Both the company and Werry declined to comment on the story.
Posting on social media, the Tribeca Diner Glasgow account confirmed the closure saying: "It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of our Merchant City diner as of this week.
"If you currently have any third-party vouchers for Merchant City diner from voucher providers such as Itison/Groupon/Wowcher, they will be in touch to discuss alternative options."
The Dumbarton Road diner is not affected by the closure.
Jon Heggie from Better Than Zero, who has been representing the former workers, said: "After hearing about how workers at Tribeca Merchant City are treated, it's totally unsurprising to hear about the failure of this business. Relying on exploitative practice with constant turnover of staff is not a sustainable business model.
"As we've been saying for months, Duncan Werry must pay every worker everything they're owed. We urge anyone affected to get in touch with us so we can help ensure this happens."
Speaking at the time of the pay dispute being launched, Tribeca Franchises Limited said: "It has been brought to our attention that there have been allegations made against Tribeca Merchant City.
Although part of a franchise, each Tribeca unit is run independently in its daily operations, and the allegations are the subject of an ongoing investigation. It is important that any investigation follows due process. We do, however, take all employment matters within any franchise restaurant very seriously and do not condone any inappropriate or unacceptable employment practices."
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