Hearings
European Union
21 Sep 2017 (Case C-149/16); EU:C:2017:708; [2018] ICR 260; [2017] WLR(D) 610, ECJ (President of Chamber M Berger, Judges A Borg Barthet, F Biltgen Advocate General M Wathelet)
Socha v Szpital Specjalistyczny im A Falkiewicza we Wrocławiu
Additional names
Halina Socha and Others v Szpital Specjalistyczny im. A. Falkiewicza we Wrocławiu
Subject Matter
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
(Case C-149/16); EU:C:2017:708; [2018] ICR 260; [2017] WLR(D) 610, ECJ