Repercussions of Redundancy

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.

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

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.