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She said employees who are wrongly fired “can file a claim and seek retroactive relief. That could be back pay and benefits, which could result in a large award,” she said.

Some colleagues are receiving more than £4,000 in back pay.

The trust's chief executive Nick Hulme said some staff were receiving more than £4,000 in back pay and talks were ongoing with the union.

Though the ruling also required McDonald's to issue back pay to its workers, the broader impact was to preserve McDonald's' business model of passing the buck to franchises that manage around 95% of its restaurants, keeping the company relatively asset-light and low-risk, while setting up barriers against workers seeking to hold it liable for violations committed by its franchisees.

Councils across Scotland have agreed to implement the offer, meaning staff should get their rise and back pay soon.