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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11315
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) employment

Spain's definition of collective redundancy does not comply with EU law

Brussels, 15/05/2015 (Agence Europe) - The European Court of Justice explained in a ruling issued on Wednesday 13 May in case C392/13 that Spanish legislation lays obstacles in the path of the information and consultation procedures set out in EU Directive 98/59 on collective redundancies.

Andres Rabal Canas worked for hybrid courier company Nexea and challenged his dismissal in 2012 under Spanish law on the grounds that Nexea did not apply the proper collective redundancy procedure.

Under...