ECJ 12 November 2020, Case C-382/19 P (Pethke v EUIPO), Miscellaneous

Ralph Pethke - v - EUIPO, EU Case

ECJ 12 November 2020, Case C-382/19 P (Pethke v EUIPO), Miscellaneous

Ralph Pethke - v - EUIPO, EU Case

ECJ 29 October 2000, Case C-243/19 (Veselības ministrija), Social Insurance, Miscellaneous

A - v - Veselības ministrija, Latvian case

ECJ 29 October 2000, Case C-243/19 (Veselības ministrija), Social Insurance, Miscellaneous

A - v - Veselības ministrija, Latvian case

The EU Posted Workers’ Directive: focus on the recent implementation in Italy

2020/36 Employer must pay compensation to an employee for violation of employee’s privacy due to GPS system in company car (AT)

The Austrian Supreme Court has confirmed that an employer must pay compensation to an employee due to a violation of the employee’s privacy. The employer implemented a GPS system in its company cars without the employee’s knowledge and without legal basis.

2020/36 Employer must pay compensation to an employee for violation of employee’s privacy due to GPS system in company car (AT)

The Austrian Supreme Court has confirmed that an employer must pay compensation to an employee due to a violation of the employee’s privacy. The employer implemented a GPS system in its company cars without the employee’s knowledge and without legal basis.

2020/37 Can the exception clause of Article 8 Rome I save a Turkish airline company from the application of Dutch dismissal law in a dispute with an Amsterdam home-based co-pilot? (NL)

The central question in this case was what was the objectively applicable law to an employment contract concluded between a Turkish airline and a Dutch co-pilot, in accordance with Article 8 Rome I. The ruling is particularly interesting for the relation between the habitual place of work and the exception clause and points to the elements that should be taken into account.

ECJ 14 October 2020, case C-681/18 (KG (Missions successives dans le cadre du travail intérimaire)), Temporary Agency Work

JH - v - KG, Italian case

ECJ 14 October 2020, case C-681/18 (KG (Missions successives dans le cadre du travail intérimaire)), Temporary Agency Work

JH - v - KG, Italian case