Tag Archives: ECJ

“Work of equal value”  – if apples and pears were jobs (EU)

2023’s EU Directive 2023/970 to “strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms”, also known as the Pay Transparency Directive, must be implemented by European member states by no later than 7 June 2026. With such … Continue Reading

EAT looks through Sash Window for better view on worker holiday pay claims (UK)

King –v- Sash Window Workshop Company was a particularly difficult European Court of Justice case for businesses in the gig economy.  It suggested that where a worker was not provided with an adequate facility to take the paid leave to which he was entitled by that status under the Working Time Regulations (in particular, because … Continue Reading

England beats Germany on penalties in new holiday pay decision (UK)

Flowers –v- East of England Ambulance Services NHS Trust this month concerned a claim by a number of workers in the Trust ambulance service that their holiday pay should include an allowance in respect of overtime, both non-guaranteed and voluntary. For these purposes, voluntary overtime was work which the employee was under no obligation to … Continue Reading

No real shocks in high-tension ECJ decision on indirect discrimination

Reflecting perhaps a quiet summer in domestic UK employment law terms, much energy has been expended in recent weeks by commentators on the possible ramifications for HR of a European Court of Justice Case on Bulgarian electricity meters.  In reality, however, there may be rather less to this in practical terms than meets the eye. … Continue Reading

EU Advocate General’s decision on obesity as disability makes fat lot of difference

In the end, the Advocate General reached the inevitable conclusion – that obesity by itself is not automatically a disability, but can be if and when it “hinders full participation in professional life on an equal footing with other employees”, or (translated into the UK Equality Act’s definition) has a substantial adverse effect on a … Continue Reading

All roads lead to Rome for EU governing law clauses

Schlecker v Boedeker C-64/12 concerned a dispute over the correct law applicable to an employment contract in the absence of an express governing law clause; the dispute provided the European Court of Justice with a timely opportunity to reiterate the correct application of the Rome Convention to employment contracts. The Convention allows parties to a … Continue Reading
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