Restructuring and employment audits
Economic redundancies, collective plans, transfers and acquisition due diligence.
We plan reorganisations with management: choice of procedure, works council consultation, selection criteria, collective plans, business transfers and employment due diligence.
Frequently asked questions
When is a job protection plan (PSE) compulsory?
In businesses with at least 50 employees that plan to make at least ten employees redundant within the same thirty-day period. The plan must be approved by the labour authorities before any dismissal is notified.
What is a collective mutually agreed termination scheme?
It is a voluntary departure scheme set out in a majority collective agreement, which rules out any dismissal to achieve the job-reduction targets. The agreement sets in particular the maximum number of departures, eligibility conditions, payments and support measures. It must be validated by the labour administration (DREETS) before it is implemented.
What are the employer's obligations for an economic dismissal?
The reason must fall within the cases set out in the Labour Code, in particular economic difficulties, technological change, reorganisation needed to safeguard competitiveness, or cessation of business. The employer must seek to redeploy the employee, apply criteria for the order of dismissals, consult the staff committee (CSE) where there is one and, in companies with fewer than 1,000 employees, offer the professional security contract (CSP).
Official source: Service-Public.fr (official page)
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