STORMY waters could be ahead for a haulage giant as scores of its redundant Droitwich Spa workers plan to take it to an industrial tribunal.

More than 50 former staff at one of the town's biggest employers, Christian Salvesen, are backing the call for a tribunal.

Workers claim the company broke its contract in the months leading up to its closure.

The troubled firm - whose main employer, Sainsbury's, terminated its contract last year - closed its Berry Hill Industrial Estate gates for good on Saturday.

It left more than 100 workers, who stayed on after the part closure in July last year, without jobs.

The redundant staff who are taking action held a meeting on Monday at a Droitwich pub to discuss their next move.

Five people vowed to represent the group throughout the battle.

The group is claiming the staff were unfairly dismissed because of a breach of contract and were not given the proper redundancy notice of 90 days.

They are also claiming Salvesen did not notify them of an increase in membership fees for their union, General Municipal Boilermakers (GMB), or give the night shift workers the correct number of medical checks.

Despite the group not receiving backing from their union, one worker, who does not wish to be named, said they are well prepared.

He added: "Like all the others, I am prepared to fight Christian Salvesen all the way if we have to.

"What they did was wrong and unfair and if taking them to a tribunal is the only way we are going to get justice, then that is what we will do."

Christian Salvesen and GMB were unavailable for comment.