If a religious organisation relies on an exception to the principle of equal treatment to draft rules that differ according to the religion of the employees, this must be subject to judicial review and will be acceptable only if the religion or belief constitutes a genuine and legitimate occupational requirement, justified by the ethos of the organisation concerned and the application of the exception is proportionate. If there are contrary provisions in national law, these must be disapplied. |
Pending cases |
Case C-486/18, Parental leaveRE – v – Praxair MRC, reference lodged by the Cour de cassation (France) on 23 July 2018 |
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Rulings |
ECJ 11 September 2018, case C-68/17 (IR – v – JQ), Religious discriminationIR – v – JQ, German case |
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Trefwoorden | Religious discrimination |
Samenvatting |
Pending cases |
Case C-274/18, Gender discrimination, Fixed-term workMinoo Schuch-Ghannadan – v – Medizinische Universität Wien, reference lodged by the Arbeits- und Sozialgericht Wien (Austria) on 23 April 2018 |
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Rulings |
ECJ 6 November 2018, case C-619/16 (Kreuziger), Paid leaveSebastian W. Kreuziger – v – Land Berlin, German case |
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Trefwoorden | Paid leave |
Samenvatting |
A worker cannot automatically lose the right to annual leave because s/he did not apply for it. The employer must have informed the employee about the opportunity to take leave adequately and in a timely way, and must be able to prove this has been done. |
Pending cases |
Case C-257/18, Social insuranceM. Güler – v – Raad van bestuur van het Uitvoeringsinstituut werknemersverzekeringen, reference lodged by the Centrale Raad van Beroep (Netherlands) on 13 April 2018 |
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Pending cases |
Case C-581/18, Age discriminationYV, reference lodged by the Sąd Najwyższy (Poland) on 17 August 2018 |
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Pending cases |
Case C-588/18, Working timeFederación de Trabajadores Independientes de Comercio (FETICO), Federación Estatal de Servicios, Movilidad y Consumo de la Unión General de Trabajadores (FESMC-UGT), Federación de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras (CC.OO.) – v – Grupo de Empresas DIA, S.A., Twins Alimentación, S.A., reference lodged by the Audiencia Nacional (Spain) on 20 September 2018 |
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Pending cases |
Case C-404/18, Gender discriminationJamina Hakelbracht, Tine Vandenbon, Instituut voor de Gelijkheid van Vrouwen en Mannen – v – WTG Retail BVBA, reference lodged by the Arbeidsrechtbank Antwerpen (Belgium) on 19 June 2018 |
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Pending cases |
Case C-317/18, Transfer, MiscellaneousCátia Correia Moreira – v – Município de Portimão, reference lodged by the Tribunal Judicial da Comarca de Faro (Portugal) on 14 May 2018 |
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Pending cases |
Case C-37/18, MiscellaneousVueling Airlines SA – v – Jean-Luc Poignan, reference lodged by the the Cour de cassation (France) on 19 January 2018 |
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Pending cases |
Case C-161/18, Equal treatment, PensionVioleta Villar Láiz – v – Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (TGSS), reference lodged by the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Castilla y León (Spain) on 27 February 2018 |
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Pending cases |
Case C-194/18, TransferJadran Dodič – v – Banka Koper, Alta Invest, reference lodged by the Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije (Slovenia) on 19 March 2018 |
Tijdschrift | European Employment Law Cases, Aflevering 4 2018 |
Landmark Rulings |
ECJ 6 November 2018, case C-684/16 (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft), Paid leaveMax-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. – v – Tetsuji Shimizu, German case |
Tijdschrift | European Employment Law Cases, Aflevering 4 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Paid leave |
Samenvatting |
A worker does not automatically lose the right to annual leave because s/he did not apply for it. The employer must have informed the employee about the opportunity to take the leave adequately and in a timely way, and must be able to prove it. Based on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, this applies between individuals as well. |
Pending cases |
Case C-429/18, Fixed-term workBerta Fernández Álvarez, BMM, TGV, Natalia Fernández Olmos, María Claudia Téllez Barragán – v – Consejería de Sanidad de la Comunidad de Madrid, reference lodged by the Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo de Madrid (Spain) on 28 June 2018 |
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Pending cases |
Case C-72/18, Fixed-term workDaniel Ustariz Aróstegui – v – Consejería de Educación del Gobierno de Navarra, reference lodged by the Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo No 1 de Pamplona (Spain) on 5 February 2018 |
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Rulings |
ECJ 21 November 2018, case C-245/17 (Viejobueno Ibáñez and De la Vara González), Fixed-term work, Paid leavePedro Viejobueno Ibáñez, Emilia de la Vara González – v – Consejería de Educación de Castilla-La Mancha, Spanish case |
Tijdschrift | European Employment Law Cases, Aflevering 4 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Fixed-term work, Paid leave |
Samenvatting |
The sole fact that fixed-term employment relationships terminate, whereas permanent relationships do not, does not constitute discrimination. Nevertheless, fixed-term teachers should receive an allowance in lieu of untaken leave. |
Pending cases |
Case C-254/18, Working timeSyndicat des cadres de la sécurité intérieure – v – Premier ministre, Ministre d’État, Ministre de l’Intérieur, Ministre de l’Action et des Comptes public, reference lodged by the Conseil d’État (France) on 12 April 2018 |
Tijdschrift | European Employment Law Cases, Aflevering 4 2018 |
Rulings |
ECJ 25 October 2018, case C-331/17 (Sciotto), Fixed-term workMartina Sciotto – v – Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Italian case |
Tijdschrift | European Employment Law Cases, Aflevering 4 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Fixed-term work |
Samenvatting |
The Framework Agreement to protect the misuse of successive fixed-term employment contracts or relationships precludes legislation, which disapplies rules aimed against such misuse, when there is no other effective penalty. |
Rulings |
ECJ 13 November 2018, case C-432/17 (Cepelnik), Other forms of free movementCepelnik d.o.o. – v – Michael Vavti, Austrian case |
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Trefwoorden | Other forms of free movement |
Samenvatting |
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Landmark Rulings |
ECJ 6 November 2018, joined cases C-569/16 (Bauer) and C-570/16 (Willmeroth), Paid leaveStadt Wuppertal – v – Maria Elisabeth Bauer and Volker Willmeroth – v – Martina Broßonn, German case |
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Trefwoorden | Paid leave |
Samenvatting |
Heirs of a deceased worker are entitled to an allowance in lieu of untaken paid annual leave. Based on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, this applies between individuals as well. |