Employee layoffs - giving notice due to work shortage

If the company is doing worse, you may have to lay off one or more employees due to a lack of work. This is obviously one of the more difficult tasks that you have to undertake as an employer. However, it is also one of many occasions when it is good to have collectively agreed insurance. The transition support means that a person who has been given notice can receive assistance to move forward in their life.

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Proceed as follows when an employee is to be given notice due to work shortage

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Words to keep an eye on when there’s a shortage of work

Transition support for blue collar workers

Transition support is a generic term for the assistance an employed blue collar worker can receive from Trygghetsfonden TSL, foundation offering guidance and support to employment transition if their contract has been terminated due to shortage of work or illness, or after a fixed-term employment contract has expired. The person who has lost their job can get help finding a new job or starting to study.

Avgångsbidrag(AGB), Insurance regarding severance pay for blue collar workers

Avgångsbidrag (AGB) is compensation that can be paid out to blue collar workers who are given notice due to work shortage. If your company is covered by the main agreement regarding transition, the insurance can also apply if the employee is given notice due to illness after a fixed-term employment contract has expired. A person who has turned 40 is entitled to receive compensation if they have worked for at least 50 months over the past five years.

Transition support for white collar workers

Transition support is a generic term for the assistance an employed white collar worker can receive from TRR, foundation offering guidance and support in relation to employment transition if their contract has been terminated due to shortage of work or illness, or after a fixed-term employment contract has expired. The person who has lost their job can get help finding a new job, starting to study or starting their own company.

Avgångsersättning (AGE), Severance compensation for white collar workers

Avgångsersättning (AGE) is compensation that can be paid out to white collar workers who have been given notice due to work shortage, illness or after a fixed-term employment contract has expired. A person who has turned 40 is entitled to receive compensation if they have worked for at least five consecutive years at one or more employers who have been affiliated to TRR or TSL.