“He was shouting, swearing and threatening me with debt collectors,” she told the tribunal.
But Rosie was the one who had to enlist help to recover the money she was owed.
When high court enforcement officers went to Elvidge’s home address, he told them the company was no longer trading and had no assets – so it had no means to pay.
In its latest accounts, Motorflix posted more than £20,000 in tangible assets. But when Elvidge hired Rosie, he set up a separate company to employ her: Motorflix Media Ltd. This company has never filed accounts and all references it were removed from the Motorflix website after we contacted Elvidge for comment.
“I think it’s a shambles,” Rosie said. “My ex-employer can literally just say ‘I’ve got no money, I’ve got no assets’, and the bailiffs do nothing – don’t ask for proof, don’t push the matter.”
Rosie has contacted the government’s enforcement scheme, the insolvency service and even her MP, Toby Perkins, who wrote to the Department for Business and Trade and to Elvidge. But to no avail.