BOOKS: Three of a kind ... Making the best of a bad job

MANAGING REDUNDANCY; Alan Fowler; CIPD Books pounds 18.99

A useful aid for managers who are having to make redundancies. The opening chapter suggests ways to avoid resorting to redundancy, while the rest of the book addresses how best to break the news and how to care for redundant employees. **

THRIVE ON REDUNDANCY; Laurel Alexander; How To Books; pounds 9.99

A survival kit for employees that covers everything from handling the initial shock of being made redundant to leaving work, managing the first few days of redundancy, and equipping yourself to return to the workplace. A positive and practical guide. ***

REDUNDANCY - LEGAL ESSENTIALS; Hammond Suddards; CIPD Books; pounds 29.99

Aimed squarely at employers, this legal reference book guides managers through the areas of workplace law governing redundancies. It includes a section on what happens when employers get it wrong. Useful for non-legal experts. *

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