EMCC European Monitoring Centre on Change

Restructuring related legislation

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. The database covers statutory rules, only, and does not include collective agreements or company-level initiatives. The regulations are described in terms of their content, thresholds, involved actors and who covers the cost (if applicable). The aim is to provide an easy possibility of a cross-national comparison of the main features of restructuring related legislation.

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Research carried out prior to the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union on 31 January 2020, and published subsequently, may include data relating to the 28 EU Member States. Following this date, research only takes into account the 27 EU Member States (EU28 minus the UK), unless specified otherwise.

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  • CountryEU 27 + UK and Norway
  • Titlethe title is made up of the country name and type, for example: Austria: working time flexibility
  • PhaseEither anticipation or management
    • Anticipationrefers to activities that help to prepare workers or companies for change.
    • Managementcovers activities required to handle a current restructuring event while minimising social costs. It refers to the steps involved in implementing an organisational change process.
  • Typethe range includes, for example, provisions for collective dismissal, information/consultation obligations, notice periods and severance payments, training obligations for employers and employees and regulations concerning working time flexibility
  • Choose bywhether the regulation is obligatory in all circumstances or only for companies over a certain size or cases affecting a certain number of workers
  • Cost covered by
    • no specific additional costs are involved
    • costs covered by national or regional governments
    • cost covered by companies in general or the specific employer undergoing restructuring
    • cost covered by employees
  • Involved actorsincluding regional or local government, works councils, employers’ organisations, trade union or public employment services. The national government, as legislator, is assumed to be involved in all regulations so is not included as a filter option.
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Tittel Country Type Virkelig navn Engelsk navnsorter i synkende rekkefølge
Netherlands: Obligation to consider alternatives to collective dismissals Netherlands Obligation to consider alternatives to collective dismissals Wet melding collectief ontslag (WMCO); Wet op de ondernemingsraden (WOR); Wet Werk en Zekerheid (WWZ) Collective Redundancy (Notification) Act; Works Council Act; Work and Security Act
Netherlands: Definition of collective dismissal Netherlands Definition of collective dismissal Wet Melding Collectief Ontslag (WMCO) Collective Redundancy Notification Act
Netherlands: Effects of non-compliance with dismissal regulations Netherlands Effects of non-compliance with dismissal regulations Wet melding collectief ontslag; Wet op de ondernemingsraden; Burgerlijk Wetboek Collective redundancy notification act; Works council act; Civil code
Bulgaria: Rescue procedures in insolvency Bulgaria Rescue procedures in insolvency Търговски закон Commerce act
Malta: Rescue procedures in insolvency Malta Rescue procedures in insolvency Att dwar il-Kumpanniji Companies act
Ireland: Rescue procedures in insolvency Ireland Rescue procedures in insolvency Companies act 2014 Companies act 2014
Cyprus: Rescue procedures in insolvency Cyprus Rescue procedures in insolvency Ο περι εταιρειών νόμος (κεφάλαιο 113) Companies Law (Chapter 113)
France: Rescue procedures in insolvency France Rescue procedures in insolvency Sauvegarde des entreprises , Code Du Commerce Companies' rescues law, Commercial Code
Spain: Staff information and consultation on business transfers Spain Staff information and consultation on business transfers Directiva 98/50/CE DEL CONSEJO de 29 de junio de 1998 por la que se modifica la Directiva 77/187/CEE sobre la aproximación de las legislaciones de los Estados miembros relativas al mantenimiento de los derechos de los trabajadores en caso de traspaso de empresas, de centros de actividad o de partes de centros de actividad; Ley 12/2001, de 9 de Julio, de medidas urgentes para reformar el mercado de trabajo Council Directive 98/50/EC of 29 June 1998 amending Directive 77/187/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses; Law 12/2001 of 9 July on urgent measures to reform the labour market
Denmark: Wage guarantee in case of insolvency Denmark Wage guarantee in case of insolvency Bekendtgørelse af lov om Lønmodtagernes Garantifond (LBK nr 686 af 20/06/2011) Danish Act on the Employees' Guarantee Fund (Consolidation Act no 686 of 20/06/2011)
Denmark: Notice period to employees Denmark Notice period to employees Bekendtgørelse af lov om varsling m.v. i forbindelse med afskedigelser af større omfang (LBK nr 291 af 22/03/2010); Bekendtgørelse af lov om retsforholdet mellem arbejdsgivere og funktionærer (LBK nr 81 af 03/02/2009) Danish Act on Collective Redundancies (Consolidated Act no. 291 of 22 March 2010); Danish Act on the Legal Relationship between Employers and Salaried Employees (Consolidates Act no. 81 of 3 February 2009)
Finland: Severance pay/redundancy compensation Finland Severance pay/redundancy compensation Valtion virkamiesten eroraha-asetus (999/1994) Decree on State Officials' Severance Pay (999/1994)
Ireland: Staff information and consultation on restructuring plans Ireland Staff information and consultation on restructuring plans Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006 Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006
Austria: Notice period to employees Austria Notice period to employees Angestelltengesetz (AngG); Allgemeines Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (ABGB); Gewerbeordnung (GewO); Arbeitsmarktförderungsgesetz (AMFG) Employees Act (AngG); General Civil Code (ABGB); General Trade Act (GewO); Labour Market Promotion Act (AMFG)
Estonia: Staff information and consultation on restructuring plans Estonia Staff information and consultation on restructuring plans Töötajate usaldusisiku seadus; Töölepingu seadus Employees' Trustee Act; Employment Contracts Act
Czechia: Redundant employees entitlement to public support Czechia Redundant employees entitlement to public support Zákon o zaměstnanosti, zákon č. 435/2004 Sb. (část 5) Employment Act (Law No. 435/2004 Coll.) - Part 5
Czechia: Working time flexibility Czechia Working time flexibility Zákon o zaměstnanosti, zákon č. 435/2004 Sb., Zákoník práce, zákon č. 262/2006 Sb. Employment Act (Law No. 435/2004 Coll.), Labour Code (Law No. 262/2006 Coll.)
Malta: Employment protection in relation to business transfers Malta Employment protection in relation to business transfers Att dwar L-Impiegi u r-Relazzjonijiet Industrijali (Kap 452 tal-Ligijiet ta' Malta); Regolamenti dwar Ħarsien tal-Impiegi fit-Trasferiment Avviz Legali 433 tal-2002, kif emendat bl-Avviżi Legali 427 tal-2007, 195 tal-2010, 129 u 443 u 467 tal-2011, 363 tal-2012, 483 tal-2014, u 285 tal-2017 Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Chapter 452 of the Laws of Malta); Transfer of Business (Protection of Employment) Regulations Legal Notice 433 of 2002 amended by L.N. 427 of 2007; L.N. 195 of 2010; L.N. 129 of 2011; L.N. 443 and 443 of 2011; L.N. 363 of 2012; L.N. 483 of 2014​; L.N. 285 of 2017​
United Kingdom: Redundant employees entitlement to public support United Kingdom Redundant employees entitlement to public support Employment and Training Act 1973; Jobseekers Act 1995; Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations 2011 Employment and Training Act 1973; Jobseekers Act 1995; Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations 2011
Estonia: Obligation to consider alternatives to collective dismissals Estonia Obligation to consider alternatives to collective dismissals Töölepingu seadus Employment Contracts Act

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