TUC unveils job-search guide

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has launched a guide for those who are made redundant and looking for jobs in the credit crunch, it has been revealed.

Facing Redundancy, the newest addition to the group's Know Your Rights series of leaflets, can be downloaded or ordered for free and contains information on the law on redundancy pay and employers' duties to consult and to select the person being made redundant fairly.

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said more than 1,500 people a week are losing their jobs.

He added: "Millions more fear unemployment as benefits set at levels designed to deter 'scroungers' are way below what most people need to pay back debts and meet regular outgoings."

Mr Barber went on to say unions are well-versed in handling the threat of redundancy and are often able to negotiate a package better than the legal minimum.

Last week, Victor Smart, a spokesperson for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, claimed employees need to keep their CV and skill-sets up to date in order to survive the current economic downturn.

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Filed: 16-12-2008