Number of calls for redundancy advice doubles, figures show
Number of calls for redundancy advice doubles, figures show
Friday 24th July 2009
With many businesses either looking to freeze pay or else cut back on their staff numbers as a result of the current economic climate, the conciliation service Acas has reported a rise in the number of individuals coming to it for advice.
Specifically, the organisation has seen the number of cases of unfair dismissals being referred to it rise by around a fifth over the past year, while the number of people calling in for advice on redundancy has doubled over the same period.
These figures suggest that the number of people likely to be in need of debt management advice after losing their jobs may have similarly risen as a result of the recession.
Commenting on the statistics, Ed Sweeney, chairman of Acas, concluded: "The figures underline the strain that businesses and individuals have had to face in the last year."
Just recently, a poll conducted by Ipsos MORI for Scottish Provident found that two in three Britons believe that they would be in trouble if they or someone in their household was made redundant, with many likely to turn to professional debt advice in such an eventuality.
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