Companies covered by the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings must negotiate any changes that affect employees in advance. One of these changes includes lay-offs.
The Act on Co-operation covers:
The Act on Co-operation within Undertakings does not apply to employers with under 20 employees.
Lay-offs or giving notice are not the only option when your company must react to fluctuations in the need for workforce. For example, arrangements of working hours or training your employees may be a more flexible solution during quiet periods.
Change negotiations are talks between the employer and the personnel before significant changes at the workplace.
Laying off means that your company is allowed to interrupt the employee’s work and the payment of the employee’s wages and your employee their work.
Before you give notice or lay off employees, also consider more flexible ways.