The Industrial Cases Reports
[2018] ICR 260
Court of Justice of the European Union
Socha and others v Szpital Specjalistyczny im A Falkiewicza we Wrocławiu
(Case C‑149/16)
EU:C:2017:708
2017 Sept 21
President of Chamber M Berger,
Judges A Borg Barthet, F Biltgen
Advocate General M Wathelet
Judges A Borg Barthet, F Biltgen
Advocate General M Wathelet
Employment— Redundancy— Consultation— Employer notifying employees of intention unilaterally to amend requirement for length of service awards— Employment contracts terminating under domestic law if employees refusing to accept amendment— Whether “collective redundancies” contemplated— Whether employer required to engage in consultation—
Council Directive 98/59/EC, arts 1(1), 2