Protection of employees: insolvency of employer, transnational situations (amend. Directive 80/987/EEC)

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the protection of employees in the event of an insolvency, based on the report of Theodorus BOUWMAN (Greens/EFA, NL). Please refer to the document dated 23/04/02. Parliament added that Member States may set limitations to the responsibility of the guarantee institutions which should be compatible with the social objective of the directive and may take into account the different levels of claims.�