Calculation of the number of employees. The Act on Information and Consultation applies to undertakings in which an average of at least 50 persons are employed in the domestic labour market. When calculating the number of employees, the average number for the previous calendar year shall be taken. If the average number of employees was less than 50 during the previous calendar year, the obligation regarding information and consultation shall nevertheless apply under this Agreement if the number of employees, based on the average over the past four months, exceeds 70. If the average number of employees was 50 or greater during the previous calendar year, the obligation regarding information and consultation shall not apply under this Agreement if the number of employees, based on the average over the past four months, is less than 40. Substitute workers in connection with summer holidays, illnesses or absence for other reasons shall not influence the calculation of employee numbers.
