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When making redundancies from a pool of staff, the safest approach is always to use objective criteria that can be measured, reducing the risk of challenge. Or is it? The employment appeal tribunal (EAT) has cautioned against this approach in a recent decision.
The employment tribunal criticised the employer for using subjective selection criteria, one of which was: ‘which of 5 management roles could be lost with the least effect on the organisation.’ On appeal, the EAT said there was nothing wrong with using subjective criteria. It went on to caution against only using criteria which can be 'scored or assessed' as that could reduce selection procedures to box ticking exercises. Just because subjective criteria are matters of judgement, it does not mean that they cannot be assessed in a dispassionate or objective way. Hopefully this decision will give employers more confidence in using a selection process which is both fair and best suited to the needs of the organisation.
The recent case of R (on the application of A Parent) v Governing Body of XYZ School [2022] EWHC 1146 (Admin) provides some welcome and reassuring guidance to governing boards on the exclusion reconsideration process.
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With 19 HR experts now supporting over 500 schools and trusts across the country, in this edition of 60 seconds we sit down with Emma Hughes, who leads the team, to discuss what this significant milestone means to her.
In order to reduce the risk of potential breaches, schools should follow this Health and Safety Executive guidance.
A ResPublica report highlighted that asbestos continues to be the UK’s number one occupational killer, with nurses and teachers 3 to 5 times more likely to develop mesothelioma than the general UK population. The House of Commons Work & Pensions Select Committee is investigating how the HSE manages the continued presence of asbestos in buildings.
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