High Court Overturns Labour Court Decision in High-Profile Debenhams Case

Background:

In Debenhams Retail Ireland Limited (In Liquidation) v Jane Crowe [2025] IEHC 141, Barr J. reversed a decision of the Labour Court which found that Debenhams Retail Ireland (“the Appellant”) owed their former employee, Jane Crowe, (“the Respondent”) €1,140 for a breach of its obligations under section 9 the Protection of Employment Act, 1977 (as amended) (the “Act”).

Article 2.1 of the Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies (“the Directive”) states: “Where an employer is contemplating collective redundancies, he shall begin consultations with the workers’ representatives in good time with a view to reaching an agreement.”

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