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25/06/2009
Employment law threat as joblessness tipped to rise |
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The rate of unemployment in Britain is likely to continue rising even if the economy starts to recover soon, it has been stated.
Senior economist at the Institute for Public Policy Research Tony Dolphin noted that the fall in output and employment levels have been uneven, with the former plunging faster, as in the downturn of 1979 to 1981.
In that case, he noted, the unemployment rate continued increasing even when the economy stopped contracting.
Predicting a similar outcome this time, he said: "In the next year and the year after that the economy may well begin to stabilise, but employment will continue to fall."
A further rise in unemployment could mean many more redundancies in the capital, some of which may lead to unfair dismissal claims where employers have not followed the right procedure.
Those in such situations may wish to contact employment lawyers in London.
Among people losing their jobs to redundancy are employees of the Setanta Sports channel, which went into administration this week with the loss of 200 UK jobs.
Written by Anna Norton
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