LONDON — A Briton who won a £7.7 million (US$11.9 million) in a lottery has promised to continue working for the sake of his employees who had even worked for free to save his recession-hit firm.
There is no longer any need for Ivan Westbury, 64, to go to work. But he has pledged to keep working to save the jobs of his 30 employees.
Westbury, who supplies lightning protection, shared the win with his wife Susan.
"It couldn't have come at a better time. Everyone's job is secure.
"The employees of the company have stood behind us through tough times when the banks wouldn't help us. So we can't just walk away and leave them in the lurch now. There are no jobs out there," Westbury was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
True humanitarian.
That's very nice of him.
I like reading this kind of story.....with all the negativity, it's good to know that good things happen to good people.....
Congratulations, Westburys, on your tax-free lottery jackpot win!!!
What fun. Now you are able to promote a couple of those faithful employees to executive management positions soon, so that your family will be able to take quarterly 1-2 week eppisodes away from work. I hope you won't put-off enjoying these jackpot monies for longer than 1-2 quarters.
may god continue to bless him there are still some good hearted people on this earth
Lightning even strikes at lightning protection firms. Mr Westbury sounds like a good man. He deserves it.
Yes!
Congrats to "The Boss" and his employees ...........
I am hoping that the lottery lightning strikes me tomorrow !
Good guy. That'd be a tough spot to be, big jackpot winner and a boss who determines the fate of many. You'd want to quit to enjoy everything that comes with being a jackpot winner but if you do so you cause a lot of unemployment. Maybe he'll be able to promote some people and be able to take a long vacation and enjoy the money.
What a boss! Talk about being loyal to those who were loyal to you!