Legal Advice on Social Plan and Unemployment Benefits

Questioner

A (draft) Social Plan states the following: The employee is entitled to refuse a suitable position offered. The employee will not experience any employment law or employment condition consequences from this refusal, other than the personnel consequences that may befall him as a result of the reorganization. What exactly does this mean in simpler terms? What I specifically want to know: does this have consequences for unemployment benefits?

Lawyer

This provision does not in itself constitute an obstacle to receiving unemployment benefits. This is different if you have actually refused a suitable function. The actual refusal can be a reason for not receiving unemployment benefits. However, in order to be able to make a full assessment of the consequences of the social plan for your right to unemployment benefits, I would have to read the social plan in its entirety.