Originally Posted by swedish
Thanks for the links . . .
But they don't really address my point (unless I missed it). I did see a reference to LIFO systems in general potentially being risky, but not within the context of an established seniority system. That might seem like splitting hairs, but at least under the U.S. employment discrimination laws (which tend to have much in common with those in the U.K.), there is a definite difference between making employment decisions based on "age" (= potential illegal discrimination) vs. "seniority" (= no problem).
On the other hand, in some areas the U.K. laws are a bit more employee-friendly, so maybe this will turn out to be one of those areas.
In any case, it seems like these are new laws for the U.K. so some of these contours may have yet to be worked out.
Out of curiosity, if seniority is not to be used in deciding things like pilot redundancies, in your opinion how should the decision be made about whom to let go?
Cheers.