A (host) Member State cannot make the exclusion of pension rights from bankruptcy estate dependent on obtaining prior tax approval in that country, if the scheme has already been tax approved in the home Member State, unless there is an overriding reason of public interest to do so. The ECJ’s summary of the case is available on: https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2021-11/cp210200en.pdf. |
Pending Cases |
Case C-560/21, PrivacyZS – v – Zweckverband ‘Kommunale Informationsverarbeitung Sachsen’ KISA, a body governed by public law, reference lodged by the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Germany) on 13 September 2021 |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Privacy |
Pending Cases |
Case C-650/21, Age DiscriminationFW, CE, reference lodged by the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) on 27 October 2021 |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Age Discrimination |
Pending Cases |
Cases C-524/21 and C-525/21, InsolvencyIG – v – Agenția Județeană de Ocupare a Forței de Muncă Ilfov and Agenția Județeană de Ocupare a Forței de Muncă Ilfov – v – IM, reference lodged by the Curtea de Apel București (Romania) on 24 August 2021 |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Insolvency |
Pending Cases |
Case C-681/21, Age Discrimination, PensionVersicherungsanstalt öffentlich Bediensteter, Eisenbahnen und Bergbau, B, reference lodged by the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) on 11 November 2021 |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Age Discrimination, Pension |
Pending Cases |
Case C-574/21, MiscellaneousQT – v – Czech Republic a.s., reference lodged by the Nejvyšší soud České republiky (Czech Republic) on 20 September 2021 |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Miscellaneous |
Rulings |
ECJ 11 November 2021, case C-168/20 (MH and ILA (Droits à pension en cas de faillite)), Social Insurance, PensionBJ, OV – v – Mrs M, MH, ILA and Mr M, UK case |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Social Insurance, Pension |
Abstract |
Rulings |
ECJ 11 November 2021, case C-948/19 (Manpower Lit), Temporary Agency WorkUAB “Manpower Lit” – v – ES, ML, MP, VV, RV and EIGE (as joining party), Lithuanian case |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Temporary Agency Work |
Abstract |
Directive 2008/104 also applies if employees are assigned to the European Institute for Equality between Men and Women (EIGE), an EU institution. Unfortunately, no English translation of the case is available yet. |
Pending Cases |
Cases C-583/21 - C-586/21, TransferVarious parties, reference lodged by the Juzgado de lo Social n.º 1 de Madrid (Spain) on 20 September 2021 |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Transfer |
Rulings |
ECJ 9 December 2021, case C-217/20 (Staatssecretaris van Financiën (Rémunération pendant le congé annuel payé)), Paid LeaveXXXX – v – Staatssecretaris van Financiën, Dutch case |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Paid Leave |
Abstract |
If a worker takes annual leave when he is incapacitated for work due to illness, he is entitled to his full salary rather than a reduced amount which he is entitled to during illness. |
Rulings |
ECJ 25 November 2021, case C-372/20 (Finanzamt Österreich (Allocations familiales pour coopérant)), Social InsuranceQY – v – Finanzamt Österreich, Austrian case |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Social Insurance |
Abstract |
The court settles various technicalities on the interpretation of Regulation 883/2004. |
Pending Cases |
Case C-667/21, PrivacyZQ – v – Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenversicherung Nordrhein, a body governed by public law, reference lodged by the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Germany) on 8 November 2021 |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Privacy |
Rulings |
ECJ 25 November 2021, case C-233/20 (job-medium), Paid LeaveWD – v – job-medium GmbH in liquidation, Austrian case |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Paid Leave |
Abstract |
Directive 2003/88 precludes provisions which deny a worker an allowance in lieu for untaken leave when his employment relationship ends, even if the employee terminated it without good cause. |
Pending Cases |
Case C-680/21, Free MovementUL, SA Royal Antwerp Football Club – v – Union royale belge des sociétés de football association ASBL, reference lodged by the Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles (Belgium) on 11 November 2021 |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Free Movement |
Rulings |
ECJ 11 November 2021, case C-214/20 (Dublin City Council), Working TimeMG – v – Dublin City Council, Irish case |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 4 2021 |
Keywords | Working Time |
Abstract |
Whether stand-by time in a permanent stand-by system qualifies as ‘working time’ must be determined by an overall assessment of all the facts, with a focus on the constraints imposed on the worker. The ECJ’s summary of the case is available on: https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2021-11/cp210201en.pdf. |
Pending Cases |
Case C-380/21, Social InsuranceIstituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS) – v – Ryanair DAC, reference lodged by the Corte Suprema di Cassazione (Italy) on 18 January 2021 |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 3 2021 |
Keywords | Social Insurance |
Pending Cases |
Case C-311/21, Temporary Agency WorkCM – v – TimePartner Personalmanagement GmbH, reference lodged by the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Germany) on 18 May 2021 |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 3 2021 |
Keywords | Temporary Agency Work |
Pending Cases |
Case C-427/21, Temporary Agency WorkLD – v – ALB FILS KLINIKEN GmbH, reference lodged by the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Germany) on 14 July 2021 |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 3 2021 |
Keywords | Temporary Agency Work |
Rulings |
EFTA 15 July 2021, case E-11/20 (Eyjólfur Orri Sverrisson v The Icelandic State), Working TimeEyjólfur Orri Sverrisson – v – The Islandic State, Islandic Case |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 3 2021 |
Keywords | Working Time |
Abstract |
Necessary travel time outside working hours constitutes working time. |
Rulings |
ECJ 15 July 2021, joined cases C-152/50 and C-218/20 (SC Gruber Logistics), Applicable LawDG, EH – v – SC Gruber Logistics SRL (C-152/20) and Sindicatul Lucrătorilor din Transporturi, DT – v – SC Samidani Trans SRL (C-218/20), Romanian cases |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 3 2021 |
Keywords | Applicable Law |
Abstract |
If parties choose the applicable law pursuant to Article 8(1) of the Rome I Regulation, the objectively applicable law (ex Article 8(2-4) does not apply with the exception of ‘provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement’. Moreover, the choice for the applicable law must be free, but is considered to be made freely even if the employee merely accepts a clause drafted by the employer. |
Pending Cases |
Case C-450/21, Fixed-Term WorkUC – v – Ministero dell’Istruzione, reference lodged by the Tribunale ordinario di Vercelli (Italy) on 20 July 2021 |
Journal | European Employment Law Cases, Issue 3 2021 |
Keywords | Fixed-Term Work |