Breaches on rise

One in five employers could be flouting the law on redundancy, new research suggests.

Research commissioned by employment law firm Russell Jones and Walker found as many as 19% of employers were failing to involve either trade union or employee representatives when making staff redundant.

According to the research, 44% of workers made redundant were offered either the statutory minimum or nothing at all. None of the respondents in the 54–65 age group were offered any alternative to redundancy.

Many respondents also felt employers were becoming less sympathetic to worker’s needs.