Originally Posted by fiftyfour
The seniority list and the existing Last in First Out Agreement was not used by BA during the break up of Dan Air in 1992. The most senior Captain was made redundant and the most junior first officer with 5 months service was retained in BA. He is now a BA 777 Captain. Anybody that thinks they can rely on fair play with BA senior management is dreaming.
Fair for whom - the senior chap with a pension and a lifetime's career achieved, or the junior chap with the possibility of facing square one again?
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?
I wish seniority and LIFO were illegal, but they are not. One reason being that companies can end the employment of - say - a whole fleet, without incurring the expense of retraining, ending up with an age profile that is "lumpy", and discriminating against younger chaps at the expense of those with the experience - who would in theory be more likely to be able to find jobs.
On the other hand, it is not illegal here, and this is the structure with which we have to live.