Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) is the Scottish Government's initiative to support those dealing with redundancy. 

PACE is made up of partner organisations who help give you local and impartial expert advice to manage the stress which naturally comes with redundancy.

We also have a Redundancy Support guide that summarises what PACE support is available for people experiencing redundancy. You can view the National guide and its translations here.



Redundancy support (PACE)

Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) is our national strategic partnership framework for responding to redundancy situations.  It ensures that local public sector agencies respond to potential and proposed redundancies as quickly and effectively as possible.

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) leads on the delivery of PACE on our behalf in conjunction with other partner organisations such as the Department for Work and Pensions, local authorities, the STUC and Citizen's Advice Scotland.  In addition to the National PACE Team, there are 18 local PACE Teams across Scotland to ensure speedy and effective responses to redundancy situations.

PACE support is tailored to meet individual needs and local circumstances and may include: Jobcentre Plus services, one-to-one counselling, information packs, training, seminars on skills such as CV-writing and starting up a business, and access to IT facilities.

PACE offers free and impartial advice and is available to all individuals affected by redundancy, no matter the size of the business nor how many employees are involved. PACE also works with insolvency practitioners to provide support where a business has gone into administration or liquidation.