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.
An employer who intends to make collective redundancies for economic reasons of less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period shall convene and consult the Social and Economic Committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees, in accordance with the conditions set out in this sub-section. The Social and Economic Committee delivers its opinion within a period which may not exceed one month from the date of the first…
In companies with a central company social and economic committee, the employer convenes a meeting of the central social and economic committee and the social and economic committee(s) of the establishments concerned whenever the measures envisaged exceed the powers of the head(s) of the establishment(s) concerned or concern several establishments simultaneously.
Together with the invitation to the meeting provided for in article L. 1233-8, the employer shall send the employee representatives all relevant information on 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…
An employer who is planning to make employees redundant for economic reasons, whether individually or as part of a mass redundancy scheme involving less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period, shall, before taking any decision, invite the person(s) concerned to an interview. The notice is sent by registered letter or by hand-delivered letter against receipt. The letter shall state the purpose of the meeting. The preliminary interview may…
During the preliminary interview, the employer will state the reasons for the proposed decision and ask the employee for explanations.
During the hearing, the employee may be assisted by a person of his choice from among the company’s staff. Where there are no staff representative bodies in the company, the employee may be assisted either by a person of his choice from among the company’s staff, or by an employee adviser chosen from a list drawn up by the administrative authority. The letter convening the employee to the preliminary interview…
A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this paragraph.
When the employer decides to dismiss an employee for economic reasons, whether as an individual or as part of a mass redundancy scheme involving less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period, he shall notify the employee of the dismissal by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. This letter may not be sent less than seven working days from the scheduled date of the prior redundancy interview to which…
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.
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