When the employer makes at least ten employees redundant for economic reasons within the same thirty-day period and there is a social and economic committee in the company, the interview procedure prior to redundancy does not apply. A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this article.
In companies with fewer than fifty employees, the employer notifies the employee of the redundancy for economic reasons by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The letter of notification may not be sent before the expiry of a period starting from the notification of the proposed redundancy to the administrative authority. This period may not be less than thirty days. A collective bargaining agreement may provide for more favourable deadlines…
The letter of dismissal includes a statement of the economic reasons put forward by the employer. It also mentions the priority for re-employment provided for in article L. 1233-45 and the conditions for its implementation. An order issued by the Minister for Employment sets out the models that the employer may use to notify redundancy.
At the written request of the employee, the employer shall indicate in writing the criteria used to determine the order of redundancies.
A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the procedures for application of the first and second paragraphs of article L. 1233-39 and articles L. 1233-42 and L. 1233-43.
Employees made redundant for economic reasons have priority for re-employment for a period of one year from the date of termination of their contract, if they make a request during this period. In this case, the employer shall inform the employee of any job that has become available and is compatible with his qualifications. In addition, the employer shall inform the staff representatives of the positions available. An employee who…
In companies with fifty or more employees, the employer may, after receiving the favourable opinion of the Social and Economic Committee, propose internal redeployment measures before the expiry of the period mentioned in Article L. 1233-30.
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