Order of termination upon production reductions and rehiring. The local parties shall, upon reductions of personnel, evaluate the staffing requirements and demands of the company. If these needs cannot be fulfilled by application of the law, the parties shall determine the order of termination by derogating from the provisions of the law. The local parties shall thereby make a selection of the employees to be terminated so that the company's need of competence and the company's ability to conduct competitive business activities and thus provide continued employment are taken into account. It is assumed that the local parties will, upon the request of either party, make an agreement for the determination of the order of termination by application of Section 22 of the Act on Security of Employment, derogating from the act, as required. The local parties may also, by derogation from the provisions of Sections 25-27 of the Act on Security of Employment, agree on the order of rehiring. The same criteria as above shall apply to such agreement. It is incumbent on the local parties to, upon request, conduct negotiations, as provided in the preceding paragraphs and to confirm any agreements made in writing. If the local parties cannot agree, the association parties may, upon request by a party, make an agreement in accordance with the above guidelines. It is assumed that the employer will provide the local or the central agreement party with relevant documentation before the negotiation of issues addressed in 13.5.
