Help for Workers Made Redundant

With the difficult state of the economy, sadly, it is inevitable that there have been some redundancies over the last few years.

Today I asked the Government what extra help they are giving to Harlow workers who are made redundant, especially those who have worked in their companies for a long time.

The full question was:

Robert Halfon (Harlow): A number of my constituents are facing redundancy. What extra help can the Government give those people, particularly those who have worked in their companies for a very long time?

Chris Grayling (Minister for Employment): I express my sympathy to those of my hon. Friend’s constituents in that position. Unemployment is a very difficult thing for anybody to experience. We have put together a number of different proposals. Most immediately, there is support through the Jobcentre Plus rapid reaction service in the immediate aftermath of redundancy. Schemes such as the new enterprise allowance, as it is rolled out across the country, will give people the opportunity to move into self-employment, and we will examine all other sensible ways of ensuring that we mitigate the impact of unemployment on people at what remain difficult times in the labour market.






by Robert Halfon - www.roberthalfon.blogspot.com