Staff made redundant by a Norfolk haulage company two years ago said they were still trying to get money owed to them – and they’re now taking their fight to court.
Total Home Delivery collapsed in 2024 but it has yet to enter formal insolvency proceedings, leaving former employees in limbo and owed significant outstanding amounts of money.
Companies House still lists the company as ‘Active – proposal to strike off’, meaning unpaid wages and holiday pay remain tied up in the business.
Former boss Joe Barnard claimed last year that he had struggled to raise funds to place the haulier into administration, but that he was in discussions with an insolvency practitioner and believed it would happen within “a couple of weeks”.
But with no change in the company’s status, employees are now preparing to fight the case in court and get compensation.
A preliminary hearing in Norwich Magistrates’ Court is scheduled for October and a former staff member told Motor Transport: “The hearing will determine whether our claims for a protective award can proceed.
“It has been an immense, two-year struggle for former staff and drivers, who now face attending court after years of uncertainty with the real possibility of receiving nothing.
“I worked for this company for many years – it may have changed its name in that time, but I worked as hard as I could, and to be treated like this at the end was a disgrace.
“All we want is closure and the statutory money we earned and are legally owed.”
He added: “What I want out of this is for the company to finally be formally closed down, for former staff to be treated with proper respect, and for everyone to receive the money they earned. Nothing more, nothing less.”
Barnard was approached for comment.
