HC Deb 06 August 1975 vol 897 cc261-2W
Mr. Lee

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the arrangements for monitoring the projected lay-off of employees by firms and companies employing less than 100 persons.

Mr. John Fraser

Yes. Both the Department and the Manpower Services Commission encourage all employers to give as much notice as possible of impending redundancies and a large number of employers co-operate. In order to strengthen further the position of work people faced with redundancy, the Employment Protection Bill has been introduced and includes a legal requirement to notify the Department at least two months in advance of a redundancy where 10 of more employees are to be made redundant over a period of one month.