Pollen
Pollen Co-Founder Charged Ibiza Wedding Expenses to Company Prior to Collapse: Report
Liam Negus, co-founder of Pollen, charged the beleaguered events company for costs associated with his Ibiza wedding prior to the firm’s collapse, The Daily Mail reports. According to the outlet, who cited an exposé by Insider, expense reports revealed “lavish” spending by Negus and his brother, Pollen co-founder Callum Negus-Fancey, including £52,776 to secure a luxury villa on the famed party island. The villa was reportedly reserved for eight weeks in May shortly after the company laid off hundreds of employees. Pollen, which bundled deluxe travel experiences with tickets to music festivals and events, fell into administration in the U.K. after receiving droves of complaints from consumers, many of whom alleged the company failed to issue refunds for canceled experienc...
Former Employees File Class Action Lawsuit Against Pollen Over Unpaid Wages
Amid the fallout of Pollen, the destination events company is now facing a class action lawsuit from former employees, Digital Music News reports. Pollen recently went into administration in the U.K. after receiving droves of complaints from consumers, many of whom allege the company failed to issue refunds for events that had been canceled. The company also drew the ire of a number of its partners, like Drumcode Malta, whose organizers said Pollen’s highly publicized struggles forced them to pull the plug on the festival. As the news circulated, Pollen released a statement attributing its pitfalls to a number of factors, including COVID-19 restrictions and a global economic downtick. The statement arrived days after Live Nation released its Q2 financials, reporting $4.43 billion in ...
