2016/11 Less favourable treatment over a series of fixed term contracts is sufficiently linked to amount to a ‘series of similar acts’ despite no continuity of employment (UK)

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’) held that a university lecturer’s complaints of less favourable treatment over a series of fixed term contracts were sufficiently linked to amount to ‘a series of similar acts’ and therefore could fall within the time limit of three months for bringing a claim in the Employment Tribunal.

2016/4 Transferee liable for transferor’s overdue pension contributions (NL)

If both the transferor and transferee are affiliated to one and the same mandatory industry-level pension fund, the transferee is liable vis-à-vis that pension fund for pension contributions (premiums) due but not paid to that fund prior to the date of transfer. A judgment to this effect, which was reported in EELC in 2013/35, was recently confirmed on appeal.

ECJ 17 November 2015, case C-115/14. (Regio Post), Social Dumping

This case concerns a German province (“State”) that issued a call for tenders to provide postal...

Case C-570/15. Free Movement – Social Insurance

What standard or standards should be used to assess what legislation is designated by Regulation...

ECJ 26 November 2015, case C-509/14 (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF) - v - Luis Aira Pascual and others), Transfer of undertaking

ADIF is a public undertaking responsible for handling containers in the port of Bilbao. In 2008...

<strong>ECJ 26 November 2015, case C-509/14&nbsp;(Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF) - v - Luis Aira Pascual and others), Transfer of undertaking</strong>

ADIF is a public undertaking responsible for handling containers in the port of Bilbao. In 2008...

ECJ 11 November 2015, case C-219/14 (Kathleen Greenfield - v - The Care Bureau Ltd), Paid leave

Ms Greenfield was employed by Care Bureau from 15 June 2009. She worked under a contract of...

<strong>ECJ 11 November 2015, case C-219/14&nbsp;(Kathleen Greenfield - v - The Care Bureau Ltd), Paid leave</strong>

Ms Greenfield was employed by Care Bureau from 15 June 2009. She worked under a contract of...

ECJ 11 November 2015, case C-422/14 (Christian Pujante Rivera - v - Gestora Clubs Dir, SL. and Fondo de Garantía Salarial), Collective redundancies

The defendants in the main proceeding was a company called Gestora.  As at 3 September 2013,...

<strong>ECJ 11 November 2015, case C-422/14&nbsp;(Christian Pujante Rivera - v - Gestora Clubs Dir, SL. and Fondo de Garant&iacute;a Salarial), Collective redundancies</strong>

The defendants in the main proceeding was a company called Gestora.  As at 3 September 2013,...