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Repercussions of Redundancy: A Local Survey

Originally published in 1964, at a time of much public unease regarding redundancy, this book contains the results of a comprehensive survey, inspired by a suggestion of the then Minister of Labour that the mass redundancies in the Midlands motor industry of 1956 merited a full-scale investigation. The findings are based on an analysis of a 1 in 10 sample of men made redundant in Birmingham in the period. Among the matters examined are the difficulties encountered in obtaining work after redundancy; the range of geographical mobility and the role played by the then employment exchanges in securing new employment. Other chapters focus on the financial hardship caused; the resort to savings and the impact of the redundancies on the gender balance in the workforce. The impact of the dismissals on trade union affiliation is also considered, as are the men’s verdicts on the ‘fairness’ of the selection procedure adopted.

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Repercussions of Redundancy: A Local Survey

Originally published in 1964, at a time of much public unease regarding redundancy, this book contains the results of a comprehensive survey, inspired by a suggestion of the then Minister of Labour that the mass redundancies in the Midlands motor industry of 1956 merited a full-scale investigation. The findings are based on an analysis of a 1 in 10 sample of men made redundant in Birmingham in the period. Among the matters examined are the difficulties encountered in obtaining work after redundancy; the range of geographical mobility and the role played by the then employment exchanges in securing new employment. Other chapters focus on the financial hardship caused; the resort to savings and the impact of the redundancies on the gender balance in the workforce. The impact of the dismissals on trade union affiliation is also considered, as are the men’s verdicts on the ‘fairness’ of the selection procedure adopted.

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Repercussions of Redundancy: A Local Survey

Repercussions of Redundancy: A Local Survey

by Hilda R. Kahn
Repercussions of Redundancy: A Local Survey

Repercussions of Redundancy: A Local Survey

by Hilda R. Kahn

Overview

Originally published in 1964, at a time of much public unease regarding redundancy, this book contains the results of a comprehensive survey, inspired by a suggestion of the then Minister of Labour that the mass redundancies in the Midlands motor industry of 1956 merited a full-scale investigation. The findings are based on an analysis of a 1 in 10 sample of men made redundant in Birmingham in the period. Among the matters examined are the difficulties encountered in obtaining work after redundancy; the range of geographical mobility and the role played by the then employment exchanges in securing new employment. Other chapters focus on the financial hardship caused; the resort to savings and the impact of the redundancies on the gender balance in the workforce. The impact of the dismissals on trade union affiliation is also considered, as are the men’s verdicts on the ‘fairness’ of the selection procedure adopted.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781040097168
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 09/18/2024
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Work & Society
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 268
File size: 12 MB
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About the Author

Hilda R. Kahn was Lecturer in Social Administration at the University of Hull, UK.

Table of Contents

1.Introduction 2. Some Background Data About the Sample 3. Unemployment and Job Difficulties After Redundancy 4. The Mechanics of Job Finding 4. Interim Employment 6. The Present Job 7. Financial and Family Adjustments 8. From Trade Unions to the ‘Inevitability’ of Redundancy 9. Conclusion. Appendices A: Numbers Registered as Unemployed, Birmingham and Midlands Region, 1956 B: Copy of Letter Sent to Men to be Interviewed C: The Questionnaire.

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