Casa’s Dutch shops remained closed on Wednesday morning: the retailer was declared bankrupt on Tuesday, a logical consequence of the earlier bankruptcy of its parent company in Belgium.
‘The staff are appalled’
A month ago, Casa Netherlands’ works council had already filed for bankruptcy because wages had not been paid and shops were no longer being supplied. On that, employees were eventually paid. But now the company itself has filed for bankruptcy, without consulting the works council.
This leads to outrage: ‘The staff are appalled. We…