Shutdown in stages: Employers are not free in social selection
If an employer plans to shut down a business in stages, special rules apply for social selection in the event of redundancies for operational reasons. The Düsseldorf Regional Labour Court (LAG) issued a groundbreaking ruling on this in January and clarified that „in principle, the employees most worthy of social protection must be employed to carry out the winding-up work“ (judgment of 09.01.24, Ref.: 3 Sa 529/23). Are employers
