Commentaries: Art. 335i

The employer must hold negotiations with the employees with the aim of preparing a social plan if he:
1. normally employs at least 250 employees; and
2. intends to make at least 30 employees redundant within 30 days for reasons that have no connection with their persons.
Redundancies over a longer period of time that are based on the same operational decision are counted together.
The employer negotiates:
1. with the employee associations that are party to the collective employment contract if he is a party to this collective employment contract;
2. with the organisation representing the employees; or
3. directly with the employees if there is no organisation representing the employees.
The employee associations, the organisation representing the employees or the employees may invite specialist advisers to the negotiations. These persons must preserve confidentiality in dealings with persons outside the company.