REDUNDANCY CORONAVIRUS
W
ith businesses of all sizes making rapid adjustments to cope with the eff ects of the COVID-19
pandemic, it’s inevitable that redundancies will be necessary for some employers. Partnership Action for Continuing
Employment (PACE), is the Scottish Government’s initiative for responding to redundancy situations. It supports businesses of any size, no matter how many employees are involved, is free of charge and can help take away some of the strain of dealing with redundancy. Staff will get support from PACE partners like Skills Development Scotland (SDS), JobCentre Plus, local authorities, Citizens Advice, colleges and training providers. PACE advisers are experienced, know the labour market and can help staff move on. They can: ●TALK to your employees and understand their needs ●PROVIDE free, impartial advice and off er one-to-one support ●ASSIST your staff in their job search, giving support with CVs, job applications, interviews and training opportunities ●HELP to check what benefi ts they may be entitled to, as well as their rights and entitlements. Among those to have benefi ted from
PACE support is 53-year-old Garry Pollock, who had been working for Gemini Rail in Glasgow for 10 years when he was made redundant. He said: “PACE stepped in straight away. People from DWP and SDS came
“T anks to the support and training I received, I got a new job pretty quickly”
Support in a crisis
How to help your staff when job cuts hit
in and supported everybody in any way they could. “We got off ered support with things
like how to make a CV stand out more so that it would be noticed, help with interview skills, that kind of thing. “I would defi nitely recommend
PACE to anyone. Losing your job is not good for morale or self-confi dence, but thanks to the support and training I received, I got a new job pretty quickly.” Calum MacLean, National PACE
Manager at SDS, added: “PACE is available to support any business faced with the prospect of making redundancies.
“It’s there to help those aff ected and to reassure them that they’re not on their own throughout the redundancy process. “While we can’t meet anyone face- to-face at the moment, we’re available to chat on the phone to give free, confi dential advice and guidance on next steps, so I’d encourage any employers in need of support to get in touch.”
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Find out more by visiting
www.redundancyscotland.
co.uk or by calling 0800 917 8000.
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