S.L. 452.80 Art. 7Obligations to apply.

The obligations laid down in regulations 4, 5 and 6 shall apply irrespective of whether the decision regarding collective redundancies is taken by the employer or the undertaking controlling the employer: Provided that in the event of the alleged breaches of the information, consultation and notification of requirements of these regulations, account shall not be taken of any defence on the part of the employer that the necessary information had not been provided to the employer by the undertaking which took the decision leading to the collective redundancies.