Economic dismissal: notice of dismissal and termination of employment contract
Verified 15 November 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Where the employer decides to dismiss an employee for economic reasons, he shall notify his dismissal by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The 1re submission of this letter by the postal services sets the starting point for the notice. Does the employee have to give notice? We're doing an update on the regulations.
Yes, the employee must normally give notice. The contract is not interrupted from notification the economic redundancy.
However, the employee does not give notice in the following cases:
- Waiver of notice by the employer. In this case, the employee does not work. He is paid by the employer as if he had worked until the end of the notice period.
- Acceptance by employee of professional security contract (CSP), a reclassification leave or a mobility leave.
Economic redundancy is notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.
The date of 1re presentation of this letter recommended by the postal services sets the starting point of the notice of dismissal.
At the end of his employment contract, the employee receives his last salary.
He shall also receive the following allowances or sums when he fulfills the conditions:
- Severance pay
- Compensation for notice
- Compensatory leave with pay
- Additional compensation said supralegal (in particular in the case of job protection plan or voluntary departure plan)
- Financial contribution provided for in the event of non-compete clause.
The employer shall provide the employee with the following documents:
- Work Certificate
- Attestation France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi)
- Receipt for balance of any account.
Please note
When anwage savings is set up in the company, the employer provides the employee, at the end of the employment contract, with a summary statement of the sums saved.
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Notice and compensation for notice
Redundancy payments
Delivery of the work certificate
Remittance of the balance of any account
Compensatory leave with pay
Presentation of the attestation France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi)