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10/08/2009
Redundancy lawyer demand may rise as half of firms consider job cuts |
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Half of all firms in the UK are considering making staff redundant, new research has indicated.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Monthly Business Survey for August found that 51 per cent of the 450 companies it quizzed are thinking of laying off staff in the next six months.
Such sentiments were included alongside a gloomy outlook for the economy over the rest of this year for the majority, with only one in five predicting a return to growth before the end of 2009.
Those working in the capital may be among the affected employees as redundancies continue to take place and could benefit from speaking to employment lawyers in London if they have reason to believe they are being dealt with unfairly.
In its recently published second quarterly survey of the year, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development revealed that 64 per cent of employees believed it would be "difficult" or "very difficult" to find another job in the event of redundancy.
Written by Anthony Dyson
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