Article 439 Federal Labor Law

When it concerns the implementation of machinery or of new work procedures, that brings as a consequence the reduction of personnel, in the absence of an agreement, the employer must obtain the authorization of the Court, in accordance with the provisions of the special collective procedure established in Article 897 and subsequent articles of this Law. The adjusted employees shall have the right to compensation of four months of wage, plus twenty days for each year of services rendered or the amount stipulated in the employment contracts if it is greater and to the seniority premium referred to in Article 162.