Allianz's Lawphone helpline reports record demand for redundancy advice

An Allianz Cornhill Insurance plc product story

Edited by the Insidemoneytalk editorial team Nov 10, 2008

Allianz Legal Protection has reported that 60 per cent of the calls made to its Lawphone helpline in the last three months were regarding employment-related issues,

the majority of which were from employers asking about correct redundancy procedure.

The figures highlight a 24 per cent increase in the number of employment-related calls made to the company's Lawphone service since July.

David Vine, Allianz Legal Protection explained: "This leap is quite astonishing.

We were hearing of an average of one or two redundancies being considered per call, but the average we are hearing now is more like 10 or 20.

We expect to see further increases in calls towards the end of the year as redundancy consultations commenced earlier on in the year come to completion." He added: "It's good to see that people are taking advantage of the advice offered by helplines like Lawphone, particularly the large number of commercial calls we are receiving.

It shows employers are acting responsibly and when redundancies are necessary are going about it in a sensible and compliant way.".