Case of the week: Redundancy consultation

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  Akavan Erityisalojen Keskusliitto AEK Ry and others v Fujitsu Siemens Computers Oy [2009] IRLR 944 ECJ (2 other reports)

  • Redundancy: ECJ rules on consultation provisions in Collective Redundancies Directive

    Date:

    23 November 2009

    In Akavan Erityisalojen Keskusliitto AEK Ry and others v Fujitsu Siemens Computers Oy [2009] IRLR 944 ECJ, the ECJ held that an employer's duty under the Collective Redundancies Directive to consult workers' representatives about the possibility of redundancies arises when strategic decisions or changes in activities make the employer contemplate or plan for collective redundancies.

  • Akavan Erityisalojen Keskusliitto AEK Ry and others v Fujitsu Siemens Computers Oy

    Date:

    18 September 2009

    The European Court of Justice has held that an employer triggers the duty to consult employees about collective redundancies under the Collective Redundancies Directive (98/59/EC) when it adopts strategic decisions or changes in activities that compel it to contemplate or plan for collective redundancies.