Criteria To Determine Potential Layoff Candidates

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1. I believe the criteria that should be used to determine potential layoff candidates are job seniority, job performance, acquired skills, and the ability to further develop and assist the company in moving forward. With seniority, employers can determine which employees are the most loyal to the company and those that are the most familiar with their jobs and the objectives of the company. Performance is also an important facet to consider; it makes no sense to retain a poor to average performing employee because they have more seniority than recently hired, exceptionally performing employee that is more likely to contribute to the company’s advancement. I also believe that employees with useful skills should be given preference over unskilled employees who may not be preforming adequately or require additional training to attain the skills needed to do their jobs. Finally, in their ultimate decision of who to layoff, companies …show more content…

Yes, there are potential legal implications for Martinez’s decision, any of the employees Martinez may choose to fire could alleged wrongful termination for various reason. If Mr. Meadors is fired, he could argue that he was unfairly targeted as he is one of the only employees without a college education and his seniority and loyalty to the company has been overlooked. If Ms. Baldwin is fired she could allege discrimination due to sexism in the office place. She is the only female employee in her unit and has felt resented during her employment. Udit Chopra could also allege discrimination as he is the only racial minority in the office and could possibly claim he was discriminated against based also on his wealth. If terminated, Craig Cottrell could argue that he fired as a means to provide a scapegoat and eliminate tension in the office between him, Baldwin, and Chopra. Additionally, he could claim his years of experience in the airline industry and his recent turn around in performance had been unfairly ignored in this

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