25However, that option must be assessed in the light of the social objective of Directive 2008/94 which is to guarantee all employees a minimum level of protection in the European Union in the event of the employer’s insolvency through payment of outstanding claims resulting from contracts of employment or employment relationships and relating to pay for a specific period (see, to that effect, Case C-201/01 Walcher [2003] ECR I-8827, paragraph 38 and the case-law cited).
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