Processed complaints
The complaint was registered on 20 May 2019. It concerns Articles 2 (the right to just conditions of work), 24 (the right to protection in case of dismissal), 25 (the right of workers to the protection of their claims in the event of the insolvency of their employer) and 29 (the right to information and consultation in collective redundancy procedures) of the Revised European Social Charter. The complainant trade union alleges that the French Labour Code as amended by Ordinance No. 2017-1387 of 22 September 2017, and more particularly the provisions of Articles L. 1233-2, L. 1233-4, L. 1233-4, L. 3133-1, L. 3133-3, L. 3133-4, L. 3133-5, L. 3253-8, L. 3253-9, L. 3253-10, L. 3253-14, L. 3253-17 and D 3253-5 of the Labour Code are in violation of the above-mentioned provisions of the Charter.
Case document No.1, Complaint registered on 20 May 2019
Case document No. 2, Government's observations on admissibility (French only)
Case document No. 3, Observations by the Government of Finland on the merits
Case document No. 4, Submissions by the Government on the merits (French only)
Case document No. 5, Observations by the European Trade Union Confederation
The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 13 May 2020.
Decision on admissibility of the Complaint No. 182/2019
Decision on the merits of the Complaints No. 181/2019 and No. 182/2019
Recommendation CM/RecChS(2023)3 adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 6 September 2023
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