With news on more redundancies within the public sector, eagle eyed employees will be wise to focus on the selection pool for determining if the redundancy is fair or not.
Legally, the group from which employees will be selected for redundancy (the selection pool) must be carefully identified. It will usually consist of those who undertake a similar type of work in a particular department, who work at a relevant location, or whose work has ceased or diminished or is expected to do so.
Objective criteria can include;
length of service (only as one of a number of criteria)
attendance records
disciplinary records
skills, competencies and qualifications
work experience
performance records.
In my experience many employees know they may known their selection was pre-determined. The key is in proving it.
Justin Patten, Employment Solicitor