Dutch Legislation

Collective Redundancy (Notification) Act (WMCO)

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Mass redundancies: notifying UWV and unions

Employment law · Wet melding collectief ontslag · BWBR0003026 · Articles: 12

1 Article 1

For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:

2 Article 2

This Act does not apply to the termination of:

3 Article 3

An employer who intends to terminate the employment agreements of at least twenty employees, working in one work area, at one or more points in time…

4 Article 4

In the notifications referred to in Article 3, paragraph 1, the employer shall state the considerations that have led to the intention referred to…

5 Article 5

If, upon a notification to the Employee Insurance Agency (Uitvoeringsinstituut werknemersverzekeringen), the data required pursuant to Article 4…

5a Article 5a

The employment agreement may not be terminated by the employer, dissolved by the court at the request of the employer, or ended at the initiative of…

6 Article 6

The Employee Insurance Agency (Uitvoeringsinstituut werknemersverzekeringen) or the committee shall not take into consideration petitions for…

6a Article 6a

The court may only grant a petition by the employer to dissolve the employment agreement with an employee for business-economic reasons if it has…

7 Article 7

Termination by the employer, except in the event that the Employee Insurance Agency (Uitvoeringsinstituut werknemersverzekeringen) or the committee…

7a Article 7a

For the application of this Act, the employer shall be deemed to have fulfilled the obligation to consult an interested association of employees if…

8 Article 8

Any person who, by virtue of their position at an association of employees or in a committee that advises the Employee Insurance Agency…

9 Article 9

This Act may be cited as: Collective Redundancy Notification Act.