When a company issues a notice, it means that the employer warns that they may need to terminate employees. Employees can, for example, receive information about an ongoing reorganization. Notices in connection with a reorganization are therefore not directed at a specific person and are not the same as a termination. Not all reorganizations involve layoffs, but if the employer needs to terminate employees, it usually indicates a termination. As a result of the notice, the employee must be given the opportunity to negotiate, often indirectly with their union against the employer.
According to section 45 of the Swedish Employment (Co-Determination in the Workplace) Act (MBL), a notice can also mean that an employers' organization, employer, or employees' organization intends to take industrial action and must therefore provide written notice to the other party and the National Mediation Office no later than seven working days in advance.
