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Law (N.) 1387/1983 Control of Group Dismissals and Other Provisions (FEK A' 110/18-19.8.1983).

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Greece
Employment security, termination of employment
1983-08
National
Law, Act

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Νόμος 1387/1983 "Έλεγχος Ομαδικών απολύσεων και άλλες διατάξεις"
The present law regulates matters concerning collective redundancies he issue of group dismissals. Collective redundancy shall mean any dismissal effected by undertakings or establishments employing more than twenty (20) employees for reasons not relating to the employee him/herself and exceeding a specific number every calendar month (article 1).

Prior to engaging in collective redundancies, the employer shall consult with the representatives of the employees, in order to explore the possibility of avoiding or reducing these dismissals and their adverse effects (article 3).

For the purposes of these consultations, as representatives of the employees shall be considered the legal representatives of the association of the employees of the undertaking or establishment, which has as members at least seventy per cent (70%) of the latter¿s employees, as well as the majority of those dismissed (article 4). The time limit within which the consultations between the employer and the employees shall take place is twenty (20) days and commences pursuant to a relevant invitation of the employer to the representatives of the employees. The outcome of the consultation procedure shall be noted in a minute, which will be signed by the parties and submitted by the employer to the Prefect or the Minister of Employment (article 5).

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