▁is ▁a ▁European ▁labour ▁law ▁case , ▁concerning ▁the ▁information ▁and ▁consult ation ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁ ▁Fact s ▁The ▁Dutch ▁giant ▁F uj its u ▁S iem ens ▁Comput ers ▁( Hold ing ) ▁B V ▁was ▁the ▁parent ▁that ▁owned ▁subs idi ary ▁F uj its u ▁S iem ens ▁Comput ers . ▁It ▁had ▁plants ▁in ▁Finland ▁and ▁Germany . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁parent ▁direct ors ▁proposed ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁factory ▁of ▁the ▁subs idi ary . ▁The ▁subs idi ary ▁consult ed ▁between ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁close ▁was ▁taken ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁completed ▁the ▁week ▁after . ▁The ▁workers ▁claimed ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁before ▁consult ation ▁began , ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁Collect ive ▁Red und an cies ▁Direct ive ▁ 9 8 / 5 9 / EC ▁article ▁ 2 ( 1 ) ▁which ▁required ▁an ▁employ er ▁to ▁emb ark ▁upon ▁consult ations ▁when ▁‘ cont empl ating ’ ▁collect ive ▁redund an cies ▁and ▁‘ in ▁good ▁time ’ . ▁ ▁Jud gment ▁The ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice , ▁Four th ▁Chamber , ▁Judge ▁L ena ert s ▁pres iding , ▁rejected ▁that ▁the ▁real ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December , ▁and ▁that ▁consult ations ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁concluded ▁before ▁then . ▁Red