The company behind the controversial deposit return scheme is on the brink of collapse after a bitter wrangle between the Scottish and UK Governments.
All Circularity Scotland staff could be at risk of redundancy and employees may not get paid this month. Administration is also an option, according to a leaked email.
Labour MSP Sarah Boyack said: “This is an appalling way to treat staff and yet another sign of the SNP-Green government’s disastrous incompetence.