Buenos Aires · ArgentinaWONE Global Partner · Argentina
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Cases · People & private matters · Employment, labour & workplace disputes
Terminate employees on exit
How do we let staff go when we leave a country?
WONE Global sets the lawful process, costs and communication and manages it with local employment professionals.
Countries in the typical case United States · Spain
The situation
What is happening
What is at stake
Exit dismissals need specific consultation and payments; errors lead to claims.
A scenario
Technology companyFounder-led company · from United States · in Spain
It is closing its 80-person office in Spain.
Where it ends A lawful and humane exit.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Collective redundancy abroad”“Severance on market exit”“We need to manage an overseas redundancy programme”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global sets the lawful process, costs and communication and manages it with local employment professionals.
Usually led by Employment, Payroll & Mobility, with Legal & Contracting.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Week 1WONE Global sets the collective process.
- Weeks 2-6Consultation.
- Week 7Terminations.
- ThenFinal payments.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Collective consultation and notification rules
- 02Severance and notice costs
- 03Retention for those needed until the end
Outcomes
What you receive
- A compliant redundancy process
- Settlements and final payroll
- Records retained as required
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Employment, Payroll & Mobility, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- Spainin the typical case WONE Global Partner Marc Navarro Gracia · Labour and Payroll Manager Brief this Partner →
- United Statesin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Argentina WONE Global Partner Dr. Diego A. Adam · Lawyer Brief this Partner →
- Australia WONE Global Partner Dimitrios Katsaros · Principal Solicitor Brief this Partner →
- Ethiopia WONE Global Partner Mekonnen Shiferaw · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Germany WONE Global Partner Ulrike Berner, MBA · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- South Africa WONE Global Partner Johan Beer · Partner Brief this Partner →
- Switzerland WONE Global Partner Michael Sterchi · Founder Brief this Partner →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
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Buenos Aires · Argentina
Brunswick · AustraliaWONE Global Partner · Australia
Dimitrios Katsaros
Addis Ababa · EthiopiaWONE Global Partner · Ethiopia
Mekonnen Shiferaw
Munich · Germany
Pretoria · South AfricaBarcelona · Spain
WONE Global Partner · Spain
Marc Navarro Gracia
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Markets in the typical case
Corridors
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Worked examples
How it goes in practice
Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.
- India ↔ United States · researched journeyAn Indian software company sets up a US subsidiary to sell and later raise capitalRead the journey →
- United States ↔ Brazil · researched journeyA US company opens a subsidiary in BrazilRead the journey →
- Founder-led company · from Netherlands · in BrazilIt wants three salespeople in Brazil before it has a Brazilian company. Hiring them directly could create back-pay claims and a taxable presence.How WONE Global handles it →
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