they got the legal minimum from the government which is pretty much what anyone gets when their employer goes bust. Unless an agreed payoff is written into an employees contract that is all you are officially entitled to, and even if its written in to a contract you just join the back of a long line of creditors. It's f***ing harsh if you get laid off and can't find another job, but thats the way it is. the thing that got me is that they wanted nearly £30K each!