Article: Why me? A question of redundancy: a recent employment court ruling highlights the obligations on employers relating to selection criteria for redundancies.(Employment Matters REGULAR)

It is no secret that more and more businesses are considering options for reducing costs and in some cases, to ensure their survival.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

One option is to consider redundancies, and a key issue that arises is the selection criteria used by employers. The obvious question from the affected employee(s) is: "Why me?"

In Skelly v Croxley Stationery Limited the Employment Relations Authority reviewed the actions of the employer where, amongst other things, its selection criteria were an issue.

Mr Skelly claimed he was unjustifiably dismissed on the ground of redundancy and said he was selected for redundancy because of his ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!