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Retrenchment refers to the termination of employment initiated by the employer through no fault of and without prejudice to the employees.

It is resorted to during periods of:

• business recession,
• industrial depression,
• seasonal fluctuations, 
• lulls occasioned by lack of orders,
• shortage of materials,
• conversion of the plant to a new production program, or
• automation

While labor laws allow retrenchment as a company’s valid exercise of management prerogative, it must comply with certain requirements for it to be valid:  Continue reading this article...