Almost a third of employers are likely to make staff redundancies over the next year, new research suggests. A survey of more than 1,000 businesses about their redundancy plans in the next 12 months found that larger firms were more likely to be laying staff off.
The conciliation service Acas, which conducted the survey, said some businesses were facing tough challenges. Chief executive Susan Clews said: “Our findings show that large organisations are more likely to make redundancies than smaller organisations that employ less than 250 employees.
“Acas advice for bosses is to exhaust all possible alternatives to redundancies first, but if employers feel like they have no choice then they must follow the law in this area or they could be subject to a costly legal process.” If an employer finds there are no other choices than to make redundancies then there are strict rules on consulting staff that they must follow, said Acas.
