Generally, voluntary redundancy lump sum payments are higher than that of involuntary redundancies. The purpose is to avoid compulsory redundancies or layoffs. Liquidator PwC began staff consultations over planned redundancies and transfers to new employers. Numerous point of care documentation systems produce data redundancies, inconsistencies and irregularities of charting. The workforce grew to over 1,000 before reducing as a result of automation and redundancies. MacGregor was remorseless in his programme of plant closures and redundancies. Heriot-Watt shedding 100 jobs by voluntary redundancies. In October 2011, staff were encouraged to take voluntary redundancies. At the time of closure there were 750 redundancies. KPMG publicised this as innovative and an alternative approach to redundancies. This step coincided with news of 92 redundancies in the company's infrastructure division. However, there are cases where redundancies are desirable or even necessary. The decision to investigate the complaints followed closure of 16 courses and 26 full-time redundancies. In the early 1990s, the decline of shipbuilding led to mass redundancies in the area. The exact number of proposed redundancies was not announced.