XYZ Company is a manufacturing business. I

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XYZ Company is a manufacturing business. It employs 200 workers. In recent times there has been a reduction in demand for the company’s products. In order for the company to survive the board has considered it necessary to reduce the scale of operations. This will result in the loss of 50 jobs.Hai is the production manager. He has suggested to the board of directors that the company should be selective when considering the individuals to be released from their contracts. His statistics demonstrate that the male turnover of staff is 12% annually while the turnover of female staff is 25% annually. He therefore suggests that most of the job losses should be female workers. In particular, he believes that those with young families are the least reliable, as they have the highest level of absenteeism from work.Hai further believes that the job losses should fall primarily to those who are serving under probationary contracts, as they have yet to prove themselves.Lastly, Hai feels that some of the older workers who are close to retirement should be released, as they are least likely to give the maximum effort for the company.Required:Discuss the legal implications of Hai’s proposals. (10 marks)