25In the light of those considerations and the purpose of that directive which, as evidenced by the second recital in the preamble thereto, seeks inter alia to promote greater protection for workers in the event of collective redundancies, the Court has interpreted the concept of ‘establishment’ in Directive 98/59, in particular in Article 1(1)(a), as designating, depending on the circumstances, the unit to which the workers made redundant are assigned to carry out their duties (Rockfon, paragraphs 31 and 32, and case-law cited).
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