The Voluntary Leave Program as an alternative solution to the collective redundancy procedure

The crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic will force some enterprises to reduce their workforce significantly. Under labour law, when making a large number of employees redundant, employers are obliged to apply collective redundancy procedures, which require a great deal of consultation and drag the whole process out. Entrepreneurs pressured to reduce staff in a short period of time may decide to introduce a Voluntary Leave Program, which serves as an alternative solution to the collective redundancy procedure. In their latest newsletter, legal counsels Christoph Garschynski and Joanna Wcisło-Jaśkowska look at the main assumptions of the Program, including legal requirements and the obligations of employers.

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