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European Union
Council Directive 98/59/EC
Section I
Article 1
1.
(a)
(ii)

Council Directive 98/59/EC

law://eu/dir/1998/59/art_1__para_1__pnt_a__pnt_ii@2026-11-14

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collective redundancies
means dismissals effected by an employer for one or more reasons not related to the individual workers concerned where, according to the choice of the Member States, the number of redundancies is:

eu/dir/1998/59

Key facts

Type: Directive · Council Directive 98/59/EC
Adopted: 20 Jul 1998
In force: 1 Sept 1998
Text current to: 9 Oct 2015
Made by: Council of the European Union
Official: EUR-Lex 31998L0059 · ELI

Topics

approximation of laws cessation of trading collective dismissal job cuts worker consultation worker information Social provisions

History · 1 version

9 Oct 2015Reading

Contents

1. For the purposes of this Directive: For the purpose of cal…
2. This Directive shall not apply to:2 changes

Contents

1. For the purposes of this Directive: For the purpose of cal…
2. This Directive shall not apply to:2 changes

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(ii)or, over a period of 90 days, at least 20, whatever the number of workers normally employed in the establishments in question;

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Interpreted by the courts in 25: Anonymi Geniki Etairia Tsimenton Iraklis (AGET Iraklis) v Ypourgos Ergasias, Koinonikis Asfalisis kai Koinonikis Allilengyis (C-201/15); KO v Consulmarketing SpA (C-652/19); MO v SM acting as liquidator of G GmbH (C-134/22); CL and Others v DB and Fondo de Garantía Salarial (FOGASA) (C-196/23); Jessica Porras Guisado v Bankia SA and Others (C-103/16); Egenergy Srl en liquidation, anciennement Orefice Generators Srl v MZ and Others (C-907/24); BL v Dr. A, en qualité de mandataire liquidateur de Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter mbH (C-402/24); UR v DF (C-134/24); RT and ED v Ineo Infracom (C-249/24); J.L.O.G. and J.J.O.P. v Resorts Mallorca Hotels International SL (C-589/22); EI v S.C. Brink’s Cash Solutions S.R.L (C-496/22); UQ v Marclean Technologies, SLU (C-300/19); Miriam Bichat and Others v APSB - Aviation Passage Service Berlin GmbH & Co. KG (C-61/17, C-62/17, C-72/17); Halina Socha and Others v Szpital Specjalistyczny im. A. Falkiewicza we Wrocławiu (C-149/16); Małgorzata Ciupa and Others v II Szpital Miejski im. L. Rydygiera w Łodzi obecnie Szpital Ginekologiczno-Położniczy im dr L. Rydygiera Sp. z o.o. w Łodzi (C-429/16); Christian Pujante Rivera v Gestora Clubs Dir SL and Fondo de Garantía Salarial (C-422/14); Ender Balkaya v Kiesel Abbruch- und Recycling Technik GmbH (C-229/14); Valerie Lyttle and Others v Bluebird UK Bidco 2 Limited (C-182/13); Andrés Rabal Cañas v Nexea Gestión Documental SA and Fondo de Garantia Salarial (C-392/13); Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) and B. Wilson v WW Realisation 1 Ltd and Others (C-80/14); David Claes, Sophie Jeanjean, Miguel Rémy, Volker Schneider and Xuan-Mai Tran v Landsbanki Luxembourg SA (C-235/10, C-236/10, C-237/10, C-238/10, C-239/10); Ovidio Rodríguez Mayor and Others v Succession vacante de Rafael de las Heras Dávila and Sagrario de las Heras Dávila (C-323/08); Akavan Erityisalojen Keskusliitto AEK ry and Others v Fujitsu Siemens Computers Oy (C-44/08); Mono Car Styling SA, in liquidation v Dervis Odemis and Others (C-12/08); Athinaïki Chartopoïïa AE v L. Panagiotidis and Others (C-270/05)
Cited by 6: Egenergy Srl en liquidation, anciennement Orefice Generators Srl v MZ and Others (C-907/24)9 provisions; Regulation (EU) 2021/6912 provisions; Regulation (EU) 2026/11393 provisions; UR v DF (C-134/24)5 provisions; BL v Dr. A, en qualité de mandataire liquidateur de Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter mbH (C-402/24); RT and ED v Ineo Infracom (C-249/24)5 provisions