Employment Law

摘要

In the last few months age discrimination cases appear to be at. the centre of a number of employment law developments. In the recent case of Rolls Royce Plc v Unite the Union [2008] the High Court had to consider the topical issue of selection for redundancy and potential age discrimination claims. In most redundancy situations, where there are a number of employees to be selected from a larger pool, a mixture of criteria will be used. Typically this can include the employee's attendance, disciplinary record, flexibility, skills, knowledge, teamwork etc. However, many employers have in the past used just one criterion: 'last in, first out'. Historically, it had the advantages of being objective, clear and a lawful means of selection.