HUNDREDS of warehouse workers in Woolston face a 'double blow' as the redundancy roll out begins next week.

According to members of Unite, who are employed by XPO Logistics at the distribution centre owned by Marks and Spencer in Hardwick Grange, they are also dealing with 'a continuous failure' to ensure they receive the correct wages.

Marks and Spencer has decided to close the site on September 28 with the loss of 388 jobs, including many workers who have been employed at the site for 30 years.

XPO Logistics has also recently introduced a new payroll system which has resulted in workers being paid incorrectly on a weekly basis, it has been claimed.

According to Unite, despite several meetings to resolve the issue, XPO Logistics has 'tried to wash their hands of the matter' citing it is a ‘national issue’.

Unite regional officer Steve Gerrard, said: “This situation is simply not acceptable.

“Staff will begin to leave the company in the first phase of redundancies next Friday and the workers involved do not know if they will ever be paid the wages that they are owed.

“The company have described the failure to pay workers’ wages as ‘a minor implementation issue’, for the workers concerned this is far from a minor issue. It is having a massive impact on workers’ ability to meet their financial commitments.

“Workers are becoming extremely angry that the company keeps fobbing them off and that they do not know from week to week how much money they will be paid.

“For XPO management to then complain about productivity when morale has hit rock bottom due to their actions, has added insult to injury.

“It is essential that the company immediately gets round the table and resolves these matters before workers leave the company next week.”

It is understood Marks and Spencer has recently opened a new distribution centre in Hertfordshire as part its changes to its logistics network with some workers relocating to the site.

The Warrington Guardian has contacted XPO Logistics for a comment.