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Mounting complaints against Aberdeen inflatable centre after mass sacking of 22 workers

Innoflate in Aberdeen.
Picture by Kaitlin Easton
Innoflate in Aberdeen. Picture by Kaitlin Easton

More ex-employees have spoken out in criticism of an Aberdeen inflatables centre following the “unjust” sacking of 22 workers.

Innoflate fired the staff at a meeting on Monday night, after claiming they had been stealing. The matter has been reported to the police.

Furious ex-employees said they were told by managers they were allowed to take free juice and snacks on shift when they signed up, and were left gobsmacked when that was given as the reason for their dismissal.

Eve Bremner is one of the people who have unexpectedly found themselves out of work.

She said: “We were all in tears – we were so devastated.

“Our bosses said the meeting was nothing to be worried about, but as soon as we came in, we knew something was wrong.”

Miss Bremner claimed management gave nobody a chance to speak or explain themselves before telling them all to leave.

Jacob Joyce worked as a supervisor at the business last year and says he was sacked without any written or verbal warning.

Mr Joyce said: “One day I walked in to work and the general manager said ‘I’m really sorry, I’m going to have to let you go’.

“I asked why and he said he didn’t know. I wasn’t even allowed to get a copy of my contract.”

Mr Joyce isn’t the only ex-employee to claim he was wrongfully sacked without warning.

Two other workers claimed they recently lost their job and received no written or verbal warning.

One man, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “I got fired at the beginning of September but I only found out when my colleague messaged me to say that I wasn’t on the rota.”

A female colleague who was sacked around the same time added: “What I found funny was I was just about to turn 18 so my wage would have gone up.

“I’ve not had anything officially since I was let go by them – I emailed and got no response.”

Owner Darren Margach did not respond to requests for comment yesterday.

But in a post on social media, which has since been deleted, he said that Monday was “one of the hardest days of his career”.

He insisted employees had been sacked for “gross misconduct” and stressed that the business was not closing.