In a guide coordinated by Ius Laboris Russian firm ALRUD,
lawyers in Estonia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, Romania and
Ukraine provide a guide to redundancy procedures in their
jurisdictions.
Estonia
By: Heili Haabu
Staff redundancy: when to use?
An employer may terminate the employment contract due to
redundancy, if the continuance of the employment relationship, on
the agreed conditions, becomes impossible, due to a decrease in the
work volume, reorganization of work, or other cessation of work
(lay-off).
Types and options
Estonian law distinguishes between individual and collective
redundancy.
Individual redundancy is a simple and straight-forward
procedure, whereas collective redundancy triggers certain
information and consultation obligations. A redundancy is deemed
collective, if it involves termination due to lay-off, within
30 calendar days, of the employment contract of no less
than:
