It's for your dad and his boss to have a chat see of they can sort something out as he needs ta do something. Fookin government should help out with this as of your dad don't get new job they then pay out bennifit or could help out for few weeks. Trouble is beein a boss yes you make more money or you wouldn't take the shit and all extra hours doin paperwork and shit but after a bad your there ain't much in the pot then means to pay redundacy need to remorgage and then what was all the effort for