When the employer makes a collective redundancy for economic reasons, and in the absence of an applicable collective labour agreement, it defines the criteria used to determine the order of redundancies, after consulting the social and economic committee.
These criteria take into account in particular:
1° Family responsibilities, in particular those of single parents ;
2° Length of service in the establishment or company;
3° The situation of employees whose social characteristics make it particularly difficult for them to return to work, in particular disabled and older employees;
4° Professional qualities assessed by category.
The employer may give priority to one of these criteria, provided that all the other criteria set out in this article are taken into account.
The scope of application of the criteria for ordering redundancies may be set by collective agreement.
In the absence of such an agreement, this perimeter may not be less than that of each employment zone in which one or more of the company’s establishments affected by the job cuts are located.
The conditions of application of the penultimate paragraph of this article are defined by decree.