Labour Court recommends voluntary redundancy terms at Otis Lifts, LIFO if needed

The Labour Court recommended that Otis Lifts offer voluntary redundancy terms across all departments, followed, if necessary, by compulsory redundancies on a last-in, first-out basis, subject to retaining key skills. The recommendation was signed on 20 May 2010. The Technical, Engineering and Electrical Union sought voluntary terms across the workforce and last-in, first-out selection for any compulsory redundancies. Otis Lifts said it needed to retain key skills and experienced engineers. The Court said the lift-industry agreement made no distinction between construction, service and maintenance engineers. It recommended that any departure from last-in, first-out selection to retain key skills be clearly identified and consistent with that agreement.