- Phase
- Act I of 2012 on the Labour Code
- Native name
- 2012. évi I. törvény a Munka Törvénykönyvéről
- Type
- Obligation to consider alternatives to collective dismissals
- Added to database
- 08 May 2015
Description
The employer, if planning to carry out collective dismissals, shall initiate consultations with the works council. Collective dismissals are defined as those affecting at least 10 workers in companies with 21-99 employees, affecting 10% of workers in companies with 100-299 employees, and at least 30 workers in companies with 300 or more employees.
The employer’s obligation to consult the works council shall apply until the conclusion of an agreement, or failing this 15 days after the beginning of negotiations.
In order to reach an agreement between the employer and works council, the negotiations shall, at least, cover:
- the possible ways and means of avoiding collective redundancies;
- the principles of redundancies;
- the means of mitigating the consequences; and
- the reduction of the number of employees affected.
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Hungary: Obligation to consider alternatives to collective dismissals, Restructuring legislation database, Dublin,
https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/legislationdb/obligation-to-consider-alternatives-to-collective-dismissals/hungary