Termination of the employment contract due to the employer's retirement and collective redundancy
Commentary to the Ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 11 July 2024 (case C-196/23)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51302/rtss.2024.22491Keywords:
Directive 98/59, employer’s retirement, termination of the contract, collective redundancy, consultations, contra legem interpretation, compliant interpretationAbstract
The Ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 11 July 2024 (case C-196/23) has declared the regulation of the termination of employment contracts on the ground of the employer’s retirement as contrary to Directive 98/59. Given the difficulties in interpreting Spanish law in order to ensure compliance with European Union law, it is necessary to reform the legal regime of this type of termination of employment in order to bring it into line with the termination of the employment contract by collective redundancies.