# Check layoff selection decisions for fairness and adverse impact

Reviews proposed layoff selections against your criteria and flags inconsistencies and potential disparate impact before decisions are final.

- Topic: HR & Hiring
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/check-layoff-selection-decisions-for-fairness-and-adverse-impact

## Prompt

```text
Help me review proposed layoff (reduction in force) selections before they are finalized.

**Business reason for the reduction:** [WHY and which roles/teams]
**Selection criteria and weighting:** [e.g. role elimination, skills needed going forward, performance ratings, tenure]
**Pool of affected employees:** [table with role, team, criteria scores, rating history, tenure, and - if available and permitted - age band, gender, and other protected characteristics]
**Proposed selections:** [WHO and why]
**Location(s):** [COUNTRY/STATE - affects notice and consultation rules]

Analyze:
1. **Consistency** - were the criteria applied the same way across the pool? Flag anyone selected or spared in a way the criteria don't explain.
2. **Evidence quality** - are scores backed by documentation, or based on recent or subjective impressions?
3. **Adverse impact screen** - compare selection rates by group (e.g. the four-fifths rule as a first screen) and flag groups selected at noticeably higher rates. Show the math.
4. **Red flags** - anyone recently on leave, who raised a complaint, or requested an accommodation.
5. **Process requirements to check** - notice periods, collective consultation thresholds, required disclosures [CONFIRM LOCAL LAW].

Output: a findings table (issue, who it affects, risk level, suggested action) and a short summary for leadership. Do not make final decisions; flag items for legal review. Never invent numbers - work only from the data I give you.
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## What to fill in

- WHY and which roles/teams
- WHO and why
- COUNTRY/STATE - affects notice and consultation rules
- CONFIRM LOCAL LAW

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