Book II: Employment contracts

An employer who is planning to make at least ten employees redundant for economic reasons within a thirty-day period shall convene and consult the Social and Economic Committee in accordance with the conditions set out in this paragraph.

In companies or establishments usually employing fewer than fifty employees, the employer convenes and consults the Social and Economic Committee. The committee holds two meetings, separated by a period of no more than fourteen days.

I.-In undertakings or establishments usually employing at least fifty employees, the employer shall convene and consult the social and economic committee on : 1° The planned operation and its terms and conditions, in accordance with article L. 2323-31 ; 2° The proposed mass redundancies: the number of job losses, the professional categories concerned, the criteria for ordering and the provisional timetable for redundancies, the accompanying social measures provided for in…

Together with the invitation to the first meeting, the employer sends the employee representatives all relevant information about the proposed mass redundancies. It shall indicate 1° The economic, financial or technical reasons for the proposed redundancies; 2° The number of redundancies envisaged; 3° The professional categories concerned and the proposed criteria for the order of redundancies; 4° The number of employees, permanent or otherwise, employed in the establishment; 5° The…

In addition to the information provided for in article L. 1233-31, in undertakings with fewer than fifty employees, the employer sends the staff representatives the measures it plans to implement to avoid redundancies or limit their number and to facilitate the redeployment of staff whose redundancy cannot be avoided. In companies with at least fifty employees, the employer sends the job protection plan with the same objectives.

The employer shall study, within the period provided for in article L. 1233-30, the suggestions relating to the social measures envisaged and the alternative proposals to the restructuring project mentioned in article L. 2323-31 formulated by the social and economic committee. It gives them a reasoned response.