More than 100 people have entered a compensation scheme following alleged abuse at the hands of former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed.
The luxury department store confirmed that victims have entered the scheme and started issuing compensation at the end of April. The programme will stay open for new applications until March 31, 2026, the BBC reported.
It emerged last year that multiple women who worked for Harrods accused the former owner of rape and sexual assault, with dozens more telling the BBC their accounts of abuse by Al Fayed.
Harrods’s current owners said they were “utterly appalled” by the allegations and apologised to the victims who were failed.
In March this year, Harrods said victims of Al Fayed’s abuse could receive up to £385,000 in compensation alongside treatment if they agreed to be assessed by a psychiatrist.
Victims will receive lower payments if they choose not to be assessed.
The department store added that different compensation amounts can be applied for, including general damages of up to £200,000 and a work impact payment of up to £150,000.
Those eligible for the scheme include people who worked at Al Fayed’s private airline company, Fayair (Jersey) Co Ltd.
Eligible applicants for compensation do not need to have been a Harrods employee but the claim must contain a “sufficiently close connection”, according to the company.
Harrods said: “Feedback from survivors continues to be listened to, whether raised directly or via legal firms or Dame Jasvinder Sanghera, the independent survivor advocate.”
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