Useful links
Further information on fighting redundancies:- Reports on local UNISON agreements held in the Bargaining Information System database are available from your regional officer or from the bargaining support group at:
To continue to help us build the library of agreements, please send any agreements you make to your regional officer to add to the Bargaining Information System.
- UNISON (2006) Collective Redundancies Factsheet
Collective Redundancies Factsheet - PDF - UNISON Scotland Local Government Cuts Campaign toolkit LGcampaignpack.pdf
- UNISON Scotland P&I Briefing 210 - Law on redundancy in Scotland 210TheLawonRedundancy.pdf
- ACAS: Redundancy handling
www.acas.org.uk - BERR: Redundancy Consultation and Notification: Guidance www.berr.gov.uk
- CIPD (2009) Redundancy www.cipd.co.uk
- I&DeA (2009) Tackling Worklessness - a series of 'how to guides' for councils and their partners: Responding to redundancy Tackling Worklessness - PDF
- I&DeA provide useful tips on how your council can make savings through better procurement when using temporary agency staff and consultants. It's the fourth biggest external spend area in local government, after construction, adult social care and waste management.
Top tips for making savings through better procurement in professional services - LRD (2009) Redundancy Law: A guide for union reps
Available to order through the Labour Research Department.
Tel: 020 7792 80621 info@lrd.org.uk - TUC (2008) Coping with the Economic Downturn: A practical guide for working people and their families Coping with the Economic Downturn - PDF
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Fighting redundancies
Facing redundancies in your workplace, or negotiating to prevent redundancies? "Behind every redundancy is a cut in services, often to the most vulnerable people in the community. Involve service users, charities and campaign groups when you fight cuts and redundancies." Brian Walter  Your comments
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