GRAHAM HISCOTT

Carillion workers are being axed by email, a union claims. The GMB says accountant PwC, which is handling the firm’s liquidation, were treating staff with “utter contempt” after another 452 were made redundant.

Rehana Azam, GMB national secretary, said: “It’s not just that so many are being made redundant – it’s the callous way PwC is going about it which is so outrageous. Some people received emails on Saturday telling them not to bother turning up for work on Monday. Others had less than a day’s notice.”

Yesterday’s job losses follow 377 redundancies on Friday but more than 1,000 jobs have been saved after transferring to new employers.

Carillion’s ex-bosses face a grilling by MPs today. Seven, including chief Richard Howson, will be

The boss of Booker cash and carry could bag up to £3million a year running Tesco’s UK arm.

Charles Wilson will oversee Tesco’s retail and wholesale business when its £3.7billion RETAIL BOSS Charles Wilson asked why they allowed the firm’s debts to spiral while dishing out bumper dividends to shareholders.

Rebecca Long-Bailey, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, said: “Eight hundred workers have lost their jobs and Carillion’s shoddy treatment of businesses in its supply chain threatens even more.”

A spokesman for the Official Receiver said: “We have made concerted efforts at all stages to consult with staff and provide information about where they can seek help.”

takeover of Booker completes. Wilson, who will replace Matt Davies, will be on a basic salary of £575,000. But that could spiral if he hits targets which mean he will bank bumper bonuses.