The clear objective of European law in relation to redundancyand#8212;defined in the consolidated Collective Redundancies Directive (98/59) as and#8216;dismissals effected by an employer for one or more reasons not related to the individual workers concernedand#8217;and#8212;is to promote industrial democracy. Thus, employees enjoy a consultative role in the decision making process, and a level of protection is provided to employees who are displaced. However, specific legal criteria vary when it comes to restructuring companies in different countries.

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