Case C-134/24 [Tomann] (i)
UR
v
DF
(request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesarbeitsgericht)
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 30 October 2025
( Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 98/59/EC – Collective redundancies – First subparagraph of Article 3(1) – Requirement of prior notification of projected collective redundancies to the competent public authority – Whether notification meets the requirements of that directive – Not consistent – Validity of the dismissal – First subparagraph of Article 4(1) – 30-day standstill period )
1.        Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Need for a preliminary ruling and relevance of the questions referred – Assessment by the national court – Presumption of relevance of the questions referred
(Art. 267 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 43-53, 66, 67)
2.        Social policy – Approximation of laws – Collective redundancies – Directive 98/59 – Consultation and notification procedures – Employer required not to carry out redundancies before the end of the consultation procedure or before notification to the competent authorities – Termination of an employment contract – Effect – Condition – Expiry of the 30-day period
(Council Directive 98/59, Arts 2 to 4)
(see paragraphs 54-63, operative part 1)
3.        Social policy – Approximation of laws – Collective redundancies – Directive 98/59 – Consultation and notification procedures – Employer required not to carry out redundancies before the end of the consultation procedure or before notification to the competent authorities – Termination of an employment contract without notification – Possibility of suspending the entry into force of the termination until notification rectified – None
(Council Directive 98/59, Arts 2 to 4)
(see paragraphs 72-90, operative part 2)
See the text of the decision.
i      The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.