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What is required when many employees are made redundant?

The employer shall notify the public employment service where at least five employees are affected by a reduction, and the deadline grows with the number affected.

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What the source says

  • Notification to the public employment service where a reduction affects at least five employees.
  • Directive 98/59/EC: consultation with worker representatives in good time on collective redundancies.
  • The Co-Determination Act: negotiation with the union before the decision, in parallel with the notification.

Source rows

For the employer · How the employer puts the question

Put notification and negotiation in the same timeline, the deadlines run in parallel and one is often missed.

For the employee · How the employee puts the question

Consultation shall take place before the decision is taken, not as information about a decision already made.

Leading rulings

  • C-341/05 Laval
    Court of Justice of the European Union · 2007-12-18

    Collective action for terms beyond the posting rules is assessed against the freedom to provide services.

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Next step

Check the number affected and the correct notification deadline before calling the negotiation.

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