§ Mr. Leeasked 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 FraserYes. 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, the262W 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.