Lay-offs and Redundancies in France

After the tragic events of 11 September 2001 and the subsequent slow down of the world economy, many American and British corporations are being forced to lay off employees in their French subsidiaries.

Although many hold that the French procedure to do this is complicated and bureaucratic, it is nevertheless perfectly possible to achieve provided it is carried out in compliance with the statutory and other rules.

For an overview of how to make employees in France redundant or how to lay off staff on economic grounds, please click anywhere on this text.



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