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This followed two rounds of redundancies, during which more than 400 people lost their jobs, including many long-term staff members.

The 29-year-old invested most of his redundancy package in his new business venture which he came up with while chatting in the garden.

New laws also came into force in England, Wales and Scotland last year which give women greater protection against redundancy while pregnant or on maternity leave.

Matthew Gould, chief executive of ZSL, has said he could not rule out future compulsory redundancies but "is doing everything possible" to avoid them.

The Insolvency Service said affected employees would be supported via the redundancy payments service and the official receiver was prioritising "the ongoing process to secure the sale of the refinery".