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13/08/2009
Redundancy cases may rise as unemployment continues soaring |
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Unemployment rose again in the three months to June 2009, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.
The rate was measured at 7.8 per cent for the quarter, up 0.7 percentage points on the previous three months and 2.4 percentage points year-on-year.
There are now 2.43 million people out of work and 1.58 million claiming jobseeker's allowance - and the increasing numbers could see the volume of redundancy law cases also rise.
Anybody living in the capital who has been made redundant and believes they may have a case for wrongful dismissal may wish to contact employment lawyers in London.
In a response to the ONS figures, the Department for Work and Pensions vowed to continue its efforts to keep people in work and suggested the situation would be worse without its intervention.
Government minister Angela Eagle commented: "The global recession is continuing to have an impact on families across the UK, but we believe the £5 billion of help we are investing is having an impact."
Written by Pauline Adams
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