Section 2: Common provisions

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…

The criteria set out in the collective bargaining agreement or, failing that, in the employer’s decision, cannot establish a priority for dismissal solely on the basis of the lifetime benefits enjoyed by an employee.

When the employer makes an individual redundancy for economic reasons, he shall take into account the criteria set out in article L. 1233-5 when choosing the employee concerned.