Safer external mobility. In businesses/groups with of 300+ employees, workers who have been in the company for at least two years may, with the employer’s consent, enjoy a “mobility period” to discover a job in another company. The employment contract will be amended to determine the object, duration, and start/end dates of the mobility period as well as the notice period employees have to comply with to let their employer know whether or not they are coming back. The amendment also lists the cases and modalities for workers to return early to their company. After the period, the employee can return to his/her former job or a similar job paid at least as much as before. If they decide not to come back, the contract will be terminated via a resignation, which will not be subject to any other notice than that provided for in the amendment to the contract.
Internal mobility. Internal mobility in the company may be managed by collective negotiations in the company regardless of downsizing talks. Agreements signed will have to provide for mobility support measures (training, subsidies for geographical mobility – e.g.