ECJ has no jurisdiction to hear UK reference on trigger point for collective redundancy consultation

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  United States of America v Nolan [2012] IRLR 1020 ECJ (1 other report)

  • Redundancy: No clarification on trigger for collective redundancy consultation

    Date:

    20 February 2013

    In United States of America v Nolan [2012] IRLR 1020 ECJ, the ECJ held that it had no jurisdiction to answer the Court of Appeal's referred question seeking guidance as to the starting point for consultation about collective redundancies as the employer concerned was a sovereign nation not covered by the relevant Directive.