These Regulations further implement the obligations to require employers to inform and consult their employees in Council Directive 75/129/EEC (O.J. No. 1975 L48, 22.2.75, p. 29) as amended by Council Directive 92/56/EEC (O.J. No. 1992 L245, 26.8.92, p. 3) on collective redundancies and Council Directive 77/187/EEC (O.J. No. 1977 L61, 5.3.77) on the safeguarding of employee’s rights in the event of transfers of undertakings.