MrG
The employer has two types in the fleet and needs less captains for one type, will the redundancies be specifically amongst those that are employed on the reducing type fleet?
If so then an interesting point arises if anyone selected for redundancy has multi type ratings.As I see it the pool from which selection is made should be only those who are solely type rated for the reducing fleet.
Another point on LIFO arose a few years back in a supermarket.An 18 yr old checkout operator was made redundant under LIFO.She successfully claimed "reverse" age discrimination on the grounds that a 60 year old operator with long service had been kept on under LIFO procedures.Many Personnel Managers then began to look very carefully at LIFO and as I said before it is not a wise employer who uses it as sole criteria for selection.
Even if your workplace isn't unionised the Employer still has a duty to agree the means of selection for redundancy with staff representatives.
So...get yourselves organised and good luck!