""Our thoughts are with the workers, their families and the community who have been badly let down by Prax, Lindsey oil refinery's owners. The Official Receiver has made this independent decision now in order to provide employees with as much notice as possible, while concluding the sales process in the coming weeks. The majority of the workforce will be retained beyond the end of October and we remain hopeful that a solution will be found that supports jobs on the site long-term.""
""The Official Receiver is independently assessing potential bids for the future of the refinery and its assets and has made clear he will continue to work with all bidders with credible and deliverable proposals. We have taken immediate action to fund a training guarantee for refinery workers to support them to find new, secure, long-term jobs, including in the growing clean energy workforce. Employees affected by redundancy will have the opportunity to enrol in this scheme from October.""
""The Government's commitment to preserve jobs and support the continuation of an oil refinery at Lindsey is ringing hollow. Potential buyers who want to run the whole site are telling Unite that they can't even get in the door to have their bids considered.""
Unite has expressed grave concerns after potential buyers seeking to preserve jobs at the Lindsey oil refinery reported being unable to present proposals. Potential bidders contacted Unite indicating interest in running the whole site but complained they were not being allowed to submit bids. The Insolvency Service said the sales process is being carried out fairly and that all bidders follow the same process. Energy minister Michael Shanks said the Official Receiver made an independent decision to provide employees with notice while concluding the sales process, that most staff will be retained beyond late October, and that training support will be available to help workers transition into clean energy roles.
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