Remploy Mr. Frank Field To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what arrangements have been made for the continued employment of the Remploy workers whose work contracts at the Wirral Unilever plant have been lost; and if he will make a statement. James Purnell 31 employees have lost their contracts at Wirral Unilever. All employees will be offered help and support to find alternative employment through Remploy's Employment Services. Information about the outcomes of the employees is in the table. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Number of workers|Outcome | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |25 |Applied for Voluntary Redundancy. Will have support from Remploy Employment Services in finding alternative employment if they wish to. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 |On Annual Leave (it is believed the employee wants to take Voluntary Redundancy) | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 |Transferred to a position with Remploy Employment Services | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 |Returning to Remploy Birkenhead factory | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |3 |Supported by Employment Services to find alternative employment. Will conduct intensive job searching activity over the next three months.| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Source:Remploy. | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------