http://www.parissmith.co.uk/publicat...-11-08.pdf.pdf
I'm no lawyer but there seems to be nothing in the above ruling to prevent
Baby from honouring their long standing comitment to use LIFO provided it's not the
sole criterion for selection. There are many reasons, however, for them to hide behind "employment law" and dump LIFO as it will be easier/cheaper to single out the Birmingham staff. It would also clear the way for any selective redundancies in the future at other bases and in other parts of the group if they pulled it off.
