Both counties seen quite calm still.
Any piece of news on the room?
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I’ve heard that the RIFs in Germany won’t happen until Q4 …
if you read what @gk wrote below, it accurately describes the mechanics in spain. not sure about cz but spain is governed by the rules mentioned
Most of the layoffs in europe will affect SMB rather than the Field teams
These are the meetings at the end of 30 day consultation period with EWC. The layoffs can start right after it.
CZ managers have the whole next week full of meetings with work council.
@j6 Source? Spoke with a colleague from CZ today afternoon and so far nothing has been notified in CZ.
UK and CZ: October 20th confirmed
@g8 I believe you are not right.
In Spain, a company can file multiple layoff plans (EREs) in the same year, as there is no limit to the number of times they can be initiated. However, each new ERE must be justified by new economic, technical, organizational, or production reasons, which will be evaluated by the labor authority.
There is no legal waiting period between two EREs, but dismissals are collective if they affect a number of employees within a 90-day period, which requires the initiation of the procedure. Companies that lay off 50 or more employees must notify the labor authority at least six months in advance.
During 2025, Oracle laid off a total of 22 people back in February.
So, 8 months have already passed since the last layoff in Spain.
They can start an ERE anytime in Spain.
No need to wait or compensate anyone.
@g8 why Oracle should wait FY26? It does not make any sense
In Spain they cannot lay off people with a RIF or ERE until CY26.
If they do, they will be forced to compensate the rest of workers fired in the latest months. So there is no risk for now.
whether WARN in US or labor bodies in EU, the mandatory warning period can be covered by paying you for that time period rather than letting you work through that time period
Not true! In the EU mandatory warning periods CANNOT be covered by pay. They can, and do, put you in a gardening leave but they cannot summarily fire you from one day to the next like in the US. The difference is massive, as here they are legally obliged to keep you as an employee with full pay and benefits during such notification period.
@dk I guess it can but the employee would have to agree to it which they have the right not to
@cj In Czechia, they must report mass layoffs to the regional labor bureau and inform trade union representatives about layoffs and this report. If trade union is not present, they must inform all employees that might be affected by RIF.
If a company does not comply with their duties towards the labor bureau, all layoffs will come in force at earliest 30 days after proper report to the labor bureau (§63 labor law).
whether WARN in US or labor bodies in EU, the mandatory warning period can be covered by paying you for that time period rather than letting you work through that time period
@cf Work Council Madrid has NOT notified anything so far.
Where are you getting the information from?
I heard October 20 for Czech Republic, no guarantees :)
@cd if an ERE is taking place the last week of October in Spain , when are you guys Work of Council sending the coms to all employees?
@c3 maybe d-mb question but don’t they still need to notify Czech labour office after the EWC meeting, meaning the layoffs would realistically be end of November considering the mandatory 30 day period?
@ce Working Council Madrid
@cd Source?
Confirmed end of October there will be a ERE in Spain
A meeting of the European Works Council is scheduled to take place in the Czech Republic next week. Layoffs are likely to follow the week after.
lots of open positions in CZ now, many newcomers every week
@am any management level input you got?
All we know is that there will be another round of mass layoffs in feb for every country….