By James Diamond

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One former Jhoots worker claims to be owned several thousand pounds after working at a branch in Somerset.

She asked to be kept anonymous, fearing speaking publicly may impact her claim for payment, and said: “[In] January they just seemed to stop paying us.”

She said she spoke to Sarbjit about the issues, and he referred her to HR. However, her emails to the department went unanswered.

“It’s been horrendous,” she said. “We’ve all fallen behind with all our bills, people have mortgages, car payments to pay.

“It’s affected us greatly, even down to being able to send my child to school with a packed lunch for the day. I wasn’t able to provide at points, having to borrow money off family members.

“It’s affected my mental health quite heavily.”

She said issues at the pharmacy also meant staff had to deal with “angry customers”.

“They weren’t getting their medication,” she explained. “Or they were being promised it and then it was being given to other patients, so then we were having to reorder the stock. It wasn’t pleasant.”