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squidie
At a business perspective; VR hurts the company more because it doesn't necessarily control who actually leaves the company. Whereas forced redundancy is better for the company because they can control the loss but affects moral. It’s a balancing act between morale and company survival.
Does BA have a “last on first off” contractual requirement for forced redundancy? In that case it may not be cheaper to make the most junior redundant, considering more senior employees may have to be retrained into their roles if there’s still a requirement for them.