Lawyers Weekly in Australia reported yesterday that..
Clayton Utz had made some redundancies although there is no redundancy programme in place ?
Here’s what they say:
Pay freezes and cuts for Claytons
Clayton UTZ chief executive partner David Fagan has confirmed with Lawyers Weekly that redundancies have been made at the firm but said there was no redundancy program in place and that staff cuts have not increased compared to previous years.
Fagan could not confirm the exact number of staff affected but said some graduate lawyers had been "counselled out for performance reasons".
"Our priority has been to maintain jobs and so we’ve adopted a policy of – absolutely where we can – [saving] positions, but in some regrettable cases people have been made redundant. But no more than you would have seen in 2006 or 2007 or any other year," he said.
Some graduates, who had also been on training contracts, had not been offered continuing employment if a position was not available.
There were no plans for further redundancies and those affected had been provided with notice, severance payments and counseling and assistance programs, said Fagan.
Full story at http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/blogs/top_stories/archive/2009/05/18/pay-freezes-and-cuts-for-claytons.aspx
