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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:
    1 Mabledon Place
    London WC1H 9A
    Tel: 020 7551 1155, fax: 020 7551 1766
    email: bsg@unison.co.uk
    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
    Link to a PDF document on this siteCollective Redundancies Factsheet - PDF

  • UNISON Scotland Local Government Cuts Campaign toolkit
    Link to a PDF document on this siteLGcampaignpack.pdf
  • UNISON Scotland P&I Briefing 210 - Law on redundancy in Scotland
    Link to a PDF document on this site210TheLawonRedundancy.pdf

  • ACAS: Redundancy handling
    Link to an external websitewww.acas.org.uk

  • BERR: Redundancy Consultation and Notification: Guidance
    Link to an external websitewww.berr.gov.uk

  • CIPD (2009) Redundancy
    Link to an external websitewww.cipd.co.uk

  • I&DeA (2009) Tackling Worklessness - a series of 'how to guides' for councils and their partners: Responding to redundancy
    Link to a PDF document on this siteTackling 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.
    Link to an external websiteTop 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
    Link to a PDF document on this siteCoping 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

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