§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies were notified under section 100 of the Employment Protection Act in Scotland in each of the past 12 months.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe number of proposed redundancies in Scotland notified to my Department under section 100 of the Employment Protection Act 1975 in each of the last 12 months is as follows:
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Establishments Employees 1983 March 108 4,848
Establishments Employees April 91 4,202 May 96 5,500 June 92 4,908 July 90 6,047 August 60 3,522 September 86 5,000 October 101 7,095 November 96 8,240 December 73 2,937 1984 January 60 5,240 February 96 4,217 The figures are for redundancies involving 10 or more employees. Some notified redundancies do not in fact take place because of changes in circumstances during the advance warning period: there is no statutory requirement to notify subsequent withdrawals.