News: ACAS support for Rotherham businesses

Yorkshire Forward has joined forces with Acas, a national provider of employment advice, to provide support for businesses facing the prospect of making redundancies in the face of UK recession. The partnership with Yorkshire Forward has been designed to provide Acas with additional resources to support businesses in Yorkshire and Humber. Fiona Williams, the Acas Advisor leading on the Yorkshire support explains: "Companies looking at reducing staff costs often assume that the only way that they can do this is to shed jobs. In reality, if the company has timely and expert information and guidance, then alternatives can be found. "Where businesses have to consider cost cutting and changes to their practices then we want to ensure that they have the opportunity for an early intervention with experts who can advise them on all of their options and obligations." Helen Thomson; Assistant Director of Economic Inclusion at Yorkshire Forward added: "We are facing challenging times in our regional economy at the moment and whilst we are better placed to deal with this downturn than previously, it is important that companies and employees have access to expert skills and support that can help them if they do reach the difficult position of making cuts."

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