In a performance-based layoff, HR and department leadership work together to decide which employees are leaving. The department leader produces names of the lowest-performing employees and HR ensures that the performance assessments are consistent.

Collective bargaining agreements usually calculate seniority by total length of service, sometimes with consideration for length of service within a particular craft or department. The rights that accrue to senior employees also differ from company to company.

Seniority Level Entry Level and Seniority Level Associate For example, within healthcare, the associate would be a higher requirement entry-level position. However, within the financial services industry, it’s almost anyone below a management rank.

No Notice Required Under California law, an employer doesn’t have to give notice if the job losses were due to a physical calamity or an act of war. Under federal law, WARN doesn’t apply to a plant closing or mass layoff resulting from a union strike or an employee lockout.

There is absolutely no reason not to sign this type of paper. It merely says, “Yes, I received and read these papers.” Not signing them won’t change anything about your termination.

If you are laid off, you are entitled to your normal pay unless your contract clearly allows your employer to pay you something less, or unless you or your union rep negotiates a temporary change to your pay, to respond to a short-term situation.

Can an employer make employees on furlough redundant? The HMRC Covid-19 Guidance for Employees (Employee’s CJRS guidance) confirms that an employee can be made redundant whilst on furlough or afterwards and that an employee’s redundancy rights will not be affected by being furloughed.