Re: So much for EU workers protections then...
I think AC you don't understand just what exactly has been upheld by an English court and thus the case precedent others will try and build on.
It is significant in that the judge has effectively ruled on the letter of the law and not the intent, thus a reasonable reading would infer that 'consult' includes waiting for a response from those consulted, but because the law/directive did not explicitly state this requirement, the company could 'consult' without waiting for a response. Given how much law originating from Parliament is poorly written - full of intent but leaving the judiciary to fill in the gaps, this judgement should be ringing alarm bells in some quarters;in others it represents a field day in exploiting all those loopholes...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
