Selection for redundancy based mainly on performance in a competency assessment carried out by HR, without reference to past appraisals or input from line managers, is likely to be unfair.
The EAT ruled that an employer persisting with this approach in the face of some surprising results had lost touch with common sense. The resulting dismissals were unfair. (Mental Health Care (UK) Ltd v Biluan, EAT)
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