On 7 October 2024 Thursdays UK Limited, operating under the brand 'TGI Fridays UK', entered administration and Daniel Smith and Julian Heathcote of Teneo Financial Advisory Limited were appointed as Joint Administrators. Immediately following the appointment, the Joint Administrators completed a sale of 51 sites, including the transfer of 2,389 employees. Thirty-five restaurants were excluded from the sale and have been closed, resulting in 1,012 redundancies.
This will be a worrying time for employees, as well as creditors. Government will do all it can to support them.
If you are an employee or creditor of Thursdays UK Limited, this page will provide you with advice and information.
Information for employees:
In the event of dismissal
If you are dismissed, you might be entitled to statutory redundancy pay, arrears of pay, compensatory notice pay and holiday pay from the Insolvency Service.
Information about your rights, how to apply and how we calculate payments is available on GOV.UK.
Who is eligible
You can apply to the Insolvency Service for redundancy and other payments if you worked for Thursdays UK Limited under an employment contract and have been dismissed.
Workers and self-employed contractors who provided services to Thursdays UK Limited are not eligible to apply. Instead, these individuals should contact the administrator to register as creditors.
Company directors
Check if you can apply for redundancy payments if you have been dismissed and were a director.
How to apply
Within 7 days of their appointment, the administrators will write to all dismissed employees to provide them with the relevant information to make a claim for redundancy payments.
The administrators will give details about how to apply and will also give you a case reference number (example: CN12345678). Once you have this information, you can apply online.
Employees that have not been contacted within 7 days of the administrators' appointment can email them at:
