BHPS
While I understand the sentiments of LIFO its side effect is a log jam in promotions that affect the survivors for years.
Meanwhile extracts from Evening Express Story: BRISTOW WIELDS JOB AXE 31/10/03
"About 50 jobs face the axe between the company's bases in Aberdeen and Norwich. At present, 443 people are employed at the Granite City base and 49 in Norwich. The company's corporate HQ in Redhill, Surrey, which currently has 74 employees, is also in line for significant cutbacks."
"Posts will go across the board, from management down. The firm is also to look at the possibility of relocating people with other job opportunities where possible."
"Fiona Farmer, regional officer with the Amicus union, said: "We are in negotiations with the company. Hopefully, we can avoid compulsory redundancies." She added that there was no definite timescale to the progress of negotiations, and said: "We want to minimise any compulsory redundancies and that may take longer than any predicted timescale the company may want to impose on us." Ms Farmer added the announcement of job losses had not come as any great surprise to staff. She said: "There is an ongoing downturn in activity in the North Sea. You don't have to be a genius to see it's going to impact on companies that provide helicopter services." Bristow's flying hours in the North Sea have decreased by about 20 [%] within the last two years."