Hello, my answer to your question is that the normal procedure for employers to lay off employees If the employing unit really needs to reduce its staff, it shall follow the following procedures: (1) Explain the situation to the trade union or all the staff and workers 30 days in advance, and provide information about the production and operation status; (2) Propose a layoff plan, which includes: the list of layoffs, the layoff time and implementation steps, and the economic compensation methods for the layoffs in line with laws, regulations and the collective agreement; (3) Solicit the opinions of the trade union or all staff and workers on the personnel reduction plan, and revise and improve the plan; (4) Report to the local labor administrative department the personnel reduction plan and the opinions of the trade union or all the employees, and listen to the opinions of the labor administrative department; (5) The employer shall officially announce the layoff plan, go through the formalities of terminating the labor contract with the layoff, pay economic compensation to the layoff in accordance with relevant regulations, and issue the layoff certificate. Article 27 of the Labor Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates: "If it is really necessary to reduce the number of employees during the period when the employer is on the verge of bankruptcy for legal rectification or when serious difficulties occur in production and operation, it shall explain the situation to the trade union or all the employees 30 days in advance, listen to the opinions of the trade union or the employees, and report to the labor administrative department before reducing the number of employees. The employing unit shall give priority to the persons who have been laid off if it employs them within six months after they are laid off in accordance with the provisions of this article. " The "report" here only refers to the description, without the meaning of approval. "Preferential employment" refers to the preferential employment under the same conditions. There are two legal conditions for employers to carry out economic layoffs, and economic layoffs can be carried out as long as one of the conditions is met: First, due to serious difficulties in production and operation, it was on the verge of bankruptcy and was declared by the people to enter the period of legal rectification. "Legal rectification period" refers to a kind of rebuilt bankruptcy system in which an enterprise conducts debt adjustment and enterprise reorganization in accordance with the bankruptcy procedures of the Bankruptcy Law of the People's Republic of China and the Civil Procedure Law in order to restore its ability to repay debts. If the enterprise does not operate well and is difficult to pay off due debts, it may be applied for bankruptcy by creditors. If the enterprise only encounters temporary difficulties and can recover its solvency after a period of operation, the enterprise can reach a settlement agreement with its creditors and enter the rectification period by announcement. In China, the reorganization is proposed and presided over by the superior competent department of the enterprise being applied for bankruptcy. If the enterprise is still unable to repay its debts at the end of the rectification period, it shall be declared bankrupt. "Entering the period of legal rectification" indicates that the enterprise is very difficult to operate. Second, if there are serious difficulties in production and operation, and the standards for enterprises with serious difficulties set by the local government are met, and it is really necessary to reduce the number of employees, they can be reduced. The layoff is a centralized dismissal of employees, so some conditions for terminating labor contracts with individual employees are not applicable. At the same time, as layoffs often involve a large range, they are subject to strict legal restrictions on procedures.