Downsizing in the era of COVID-19 – key information on collective redundancies

The unequal struggle of employers against the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The provisions of the Anti-Crisis Shield offer solutions to protect workplaces. For instance, the Voivodeship Labour Office in Warsaw has granted support to employers worth more than PLN 2.9 billion. However, the periods when employers can apply for support are limited and sooner or later employers find themselves having to make savings also in the area of HR. What should an employer do if its situation – whether economic, organizational or operational (which, after all, may have worsened independently of a pandemic) – inevitably leads to downsizing? The answer is to launch the collective redundancies procedure.

The collective redundancies procedure requires taking a series of steps aimed at termination of employment in a way that is least harmful for the employees. In a nutshell, this means that employers who decide to terminate contracts with a certain number of employees must meet specific legal requirements. Otherwise, they put themselves at risk of possible lawsuits.

During the webinar which will take place on 25th February at 11.00 am, you will learn how to correctly carry out the collective redundancies procedure, not only in order to meet all the obligations provided for by law but also to recognize and include employees' justified interests.

During the webinar, we will answer these and other questions:

• How to carry out collective redundancies?
• What about the severance pay and how to analyze costs before deciding on collective redundancies?
• What impact does the COVID-19 pandemic have on this procedure?
• Is there an alternative to collective redundancies?

The topics will be interesting for board members, HR or finance directors and other HR and payroll professionals who are considering or preparing to go through with downsizing.

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Participation in the webinar is free of charge. The number of places is limited.

The condition for joining the webinar is to complete the registration form.

Participation in the webinar is a condition for receiving the webinar materials.

Prior to the webinar, you will receive by email the *link to join the event.

*Note: after verification of your registration, the link will be sent to you on the day before the webinar. If it is not in your inbox please:

1. Check the SPAM folder in your email inbox
2. Contact the contact person given at the bottom of the page

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Technical conditions necessary to join the webinarium:

1. Connecting to the Internet in any technology - preferably via a fixed connection;

2. Internet access with good bandwidth - minimum 1Mbit/s. You can check this at www.speedtest.net;

3. One of two modern web browsers: Chrome or Firefox. The system is not available for other browsers;

4. Having a loudspeaker or headphones;

5. Specifying the individual nickname for the event so that if you want to ask questions in person, rather than via chat, it is possible to start using the microphone and camera.