Case C-419/24

Société Nouvelle de l’Hôtel Plaza SAS

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Pôle emploi

(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France))

Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 19 June 2025

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 98/59/EC – Collective redundancies – Article 1(1), first subparagraph, (a) – Concept of ‘workers normally employed’ – Workers supplied by an external undertaking under a contract for the provision of services – Method of calculating the number of those workers in the establishment – No specific obligation imposed by that directive in respect of a situation such as that at issue in the main proceedings – Inapplicability of that directive – Lack of jurisdiction of the Court)

1. Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Jurisdiction of the Court – Limits – Factual and legal situation at issue in the main proceedings not falling within the scope of EU law – National legislation not constituting a measure implementing EU law – No specific obligation imposed by EU law in respect of a situation such as that at issue in the main proceedings – Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court

   (Art. 267 TFEU; Council Directive 98/59)

   (see paragraphs 29-37, 41, 42, operative part)

2. Social policy – Approximation of laws – Collective redundancies – Directive 98/59 – Scope – National legislation providing for the establishment and implementation of a plan to protect employment – Not included

   (Council Directive 98/59)

   (see paragraphs 38-40)

See the text of the decision.