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Latvia: Obligation to consider alternatives to collective dismissals
Phase
Labour law
Native name
Darba likums
Type
Obligation to consider alternatives to collective dismissals
Added to database
08 May 2015
Article
106
Description
During consultations regarding collective redundancies (within 30 days, dismissals of at least five employees in companies with 21-49 employees, at least 10 employees in companies with 50-99 employees, at least 10% in companies with 100-299 employees or at least 30 employees in larger firms) the employer and the employee representatives shall examine all the possibilities of avoiding the collective redundancy or of reducing the number of employees to be made redundant and how to alleviate the effects of such redundancy by taking social measures that create the possibility to further employ or retrain the employees made redundant.
Commentary
No information available.
Additional metadata
Cost covered by
None
Involved actors other than national government
Trade union
Works council
Involvement (others)
None
Thresholds
Affected employees: 21 Company size: 5 Additional information: Collective redundancies is (within 30 days) dismissals of at least five employees in companies with 21-49 employees, at least 10 employees in companies with 50-99 employees, at least 10% in companies with 100-299 employees or at least 30 employees in larger firms.
Sources
Karnīte, R., 2011, Evaluation of the operation and effects of information and consultation directives in the EU/EEA countries, Fitness Check, National Report Latvia, European Commision, DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
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