COLLECTIVE REDUNDANCY : COURT CLARIFIES LAW IN CASE OF DEATH OF EMPLOYER.

Directive 98/59/EC on collective redundancies does not preclude national legislation according to which the termination of contracts of employment as a result of the death of an employer is not classified as "collective redundancy". This is the conclusion of a ruling issued by the EU Court of Justice, on 10 December, in response to a request for a preliminary ruling by a Spanish court.

This case (C 323/08) concerns Rodriguez Mayor and six other employees of a company, who lost their jobs following the death of their employer,aRafael de las Heras Davila, who had not drawn up a will. The company...