Article 29 — (3).

29. Reduction of Workforce 1/ In this Proclamation “reduction of workforce” means termination of workforce of an undertaking for any of the reasons provided for by Article 28 (3) of this Proclamation affecting a number of workers representing at least ten percent of the number of workers employed or, in the case where the number of workers employed in an undertaking is between twenty and fifty, termination of at least five employees over a continuous period of not less than ten days. 2/ The expression “number of workers” referred to in Sub-Article (1) of this Article means the average number of the workers employed by an employer concerned within the twelve months preceding the date when the employer took measures of reduction of workers. 3/ Whenever a reduction of workforce takes place in accordance with Article 28 (3) of this Proclamation, the employer shall conduct consultation with a Trade Union or workers’ representatives in order to retain workers having skills and higher rate of productivity in their posts. In case of comparable skill and rate of productivity, the workers to be affected first by the reduction shall be in the following order: a) Those having the shortest length of service in the Undertaking; b) Those having fewer dependents; c) The redduction shall affected first workers except those that are listed under (d) up to (e) of this Sub-Article; d) Those employees with disability; e) Those who sustained employment injury in the Undertaking; f) Workers’ representatives; and g) Expectant mothers and mothers within four months post-natal. 30. Exceptions 1/ The procedure laid down in this Proclamation shall not apply to the reduction of workers due to normal decrease in the volume of a construction work as a result of its successive completion unless the reduction affects workers employed for parts of the work before the work for which they are employed is completed. 2/ For the purpose of Sub-Article (1) of this Article, “construction work” includes the construction, renovation, upgrading, maintenance and repair of a buildings, roads, rail-way lines, dams and bridges, installation of machinery and similar works.