15.05.2020

On May 15, 2020, the ninth AEB webinar within the series of webinars "HR issues and labor law in the period of the coronavirus", took place.

At the webinar Olga Chirkova – Principal Associate, Eversheds Sutherland and  Ivan Kaisarov – Senior Associate, Eversheds Sutherland discussed the following topic: “Downsizing (redundancy): a comprehensive approach to minimize risks, and taking into account the presence of a trade union in the company” with the focus on the following issues:

1. Peculiarities of downsizing during the period of application of restrictive measures related to COVID-19
2. Requirements applicable to notification obligations towards employees when downsizing, depending on their working situation (remote work, “non-working” days, etc.)
3. Potential pitfalls in the downsizing process: “non-downsizeable” employees, preferential rights, vacant positions, etc.
4. Participation of trade unions in the downsizing procedure: creation of “spontaneous” trade unions, notification requirements, and guarantees for trade union members.

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