European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
Eurofound's ERM database on restructuring-related legal regulations provides information on regulations in the Member States of the European Union and Norway which are explicitly or implicitly linked to anticipating and managing change.
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The information and consultation process with workers’ representatives in the framework of collective dismissals shall cover alternative measures aimed at reducing the number of workers to be dismissed, namely:
The application of the 'professional retraining and reclassification' and the 'pre-retirement and early retirement' measures depends on the agreement of the worker.
Collective dismissal is defined as the dismissal of at least two workers in micro and small companies, and at least five workers in larger companies.
For more information on collective dismissal see ‘definition of collective dismissal’.
Eurofound (2015), Portugal: Obligation to consider alternatives to collective dismissals, Restructuring legislation database, Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/legislationdb/obligation-to-consider-alternatives-to-collective-dismissals/portugal
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