Mass dismissal (Massenentlassung) and notice period
 

Hi,


My company will do a mass dismissal (i.e dismiss more than 10% of the workforce) due to the corona crisis. My contract mentions a 3 month notice period, is this still valid in the case of such a mass dismissal or are they not obliged to pay me anything?


Thank you!

Re: Mass dismissal (Massenentlassung) and notice period
 

According to the below link under "Beendigung des Arbeitsverhältnisses" (Ending of the employment relationship), the earliest the termination can occur under a mass layoff is after 30 days, except where the contract or law causes it to take effect later:

https://www.zh.ch/de/wirtschaft-arbe...iessungen.html


Then click on "Merkblatt Massenentlassungen" at bottom for source and more information.


Also, to avoid sanction days at RAV Swiss job service, you should begin searching for a job as soon as possible and document your efforts, at least 10 to 12 applications and other efforts per month.

Re: Mass dismissal (Massenentlassung) and notice period
 

Thanks. However this is unclear to me: “ except where the contract or law causes it to take effect later:”

My contract states 3 month notice period but doesn’t mention anything about mass dismissal. So it’s still not clear to me whether the 3 month applies in this case.

Re: Mass dismissal (Massenentlassung) and notice period
 

Contact your local branch of UNIA, they're used to dealing with mass dismissal and will know what to do.
In cases where more than a certain percentage of jobs are involved there are different rules to those where it's just one of two people involved.

Re: Mass dismissal (Massenentlassung) and notice period
 

Simply, yes.


You might want to use up any accrued vacation time because if you get given some garden leave they don't have to pay you (extra) for the vacation.

Re: Mass dismissal (Massenentlassung) and notice period
 

Yes, your 3 month notice period still applies.