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How would you decide whom to layoff? Should an individual's pay rate be a consideration? Should seniority be a consideration? How do you balance these factors?
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The solution provides a discussion examining how you would decide whom to layoff, if pay should be a consideration, if seniority should be a consideration, and how to balance the factors presented.
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In my opinion, an employee's pay rate should not be a consideration in which employees to layoff, but seniority would be the primary consideration, and there are a few reasons for using seniority as a determining factor. Employees that have seniority have given their time and their years to the company more so than the employees that have less seniority. Along with seniority generally comes the safety of retention in times of financial crisis. Employees that have ...
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