Mass dismissal

title: Collective redundancies key words: labour law collective redundancies consultation This study focus on collective redundancies. In the first part is analysed legal regulation in Czechoslovakia in 30ies of the 20 century. Then it was considered as an easy and cheap solution for current issue of high unemployment and economic crisis with small impact on state budget. The analysis of legal regulation is based on archive sources and standard law interpretation methods. The legislation process is also discussed. Strong positon of the state is characteristic of first republic regulation. The public authority could even ban collective redundancy. In the second part the analysis is aimed at the development of European law regulation of collective redundancies. The context of its genesis is explained. The legislative process of all three Directives is described in detail. The study highlights the purpose of the law regulation. Afterwards the analysis focuses on interpretation of Directive 98/59/EC based on Court of Justice of the European Union case law. The basic definition of collective redundancy, all legal persons, and consultation procedure is examined gradually. The position of public authority within the consultation procedure is addressed. Finally critical review is made of all Directive..