20Directive 80/987, in its original version and as amended, aims to guarantee employees a minimum level of European Union protection 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, Joined Cases C-19/01, C-50/01 and C-84/01 Barsotti and Others [2004] ECR I-2005; paragraph 35; Case C-69/08 Visciano [2009] ECR I-6741, paragraph 27; and Case C-435/10 van Ardennen [2011] ECR I-11705, paragraph 27).
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