Retrenchment may sometimes be a necessary part of securing future employment for large sections of the workforce. However, the key to a good outcome lies in developing and implementing a retrenchment procedure that achieves the commercial aims of the process while minimizing the impact of job losses on workers and communities. Such a procedure, often encapsulated in a retrenchment plan, should be founded on widespread consultation (particularly with workers and their representatives) and should seek to
Achilles [(uh-kil-eez)] In classical mythology, the greatest warrior on the Greek side in the Trojan War. When he was an infant, his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river, but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable.
The myth about the Achillesâ heel was not always presented as the main weakness in his life. 1  Achilles was the son of Thetis and Peleus, the bravest hero in the Trojan war, according to Greek mythology. 2  When Achilles was born, his mother, Thetis, tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the River Styx.