19 November 2004 - Agreement – Seeking to avoid compulsory redundancy
Agreement has been reached today, between the Department for Work and Pensions and its National Trade Unions, which seeks to avoid compulsory redundancy.
Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson welcomed the agreement.
The joint statement between DWP and the unions said, “After extensive and positive negotiations the Department for Work and Pensions and its National Trade Unions have reached an Agreement called 'Seeking to Avoid Compulsory Redundancy'. Against the background of the 2004 Spending Review, we have agreed to work constructively together to seek to avoid compulsory redundancies through redeployment and voluntary measures. This important agreement will minimise uncertainty for everyone.”
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