Parabellum, in case you hadn't noticed, the Courts and the precedents they set (usually in Europe these days) interpret and in effect mould the laws all companies must abide by. Redundancy matrices examined by UK ETs regularly scrutinise and approve points awarded for various criteria, some of which may well be potentially subjective, but a range of different criteria is thought to protect against any such subjectivity.
Pure seniority would be likely to be deemed illegal in the UK according to leading Counsel. This is because it is indirect age discrimination - the more time you have been in the company, the older you are likely to be, on average. LIFO basically discriminates against younger pilots.
What makes airlines so special that that they feel they need a system different from every other company in the UK is the question the judge would be asking.
Tricky one ... !
Last edited by Rushed Approach; 30th November 2013 at 16:28.