2020/2 Introduction of 25 years as maximum age for participation in air traffic controllers recruiting process found unjustified (BE)

Relying on the prohibition of age discrimination stemming from Directive 2000/78, the Brussels Labour Tribunal, in a judgment of 28 November 2019, ruled that an age limit of 25 for the recruitment of air traffic controllers constituted direct discrimination. Its decision was grounded on the fact that even if there are objective reasons related to air traffic safety which may justify setting an age limit for applicants, the employer must adduce concrete evidence based on scientific facts.

ECJ 26 March 2020, Case C-344/18 (ISS Facility Services), Transfer of undertakings, transfer, employment terms

ISS Facility Services NV - v - Sonia Govaerts and Atalian NV (formerly Euroclean NV), Belgian case

ECJ 26 March 2020, Case C-344/18 (ISS Facility Services), Transfer of undertakings, transfer, employment terms

ISS Facility Services NV - v - Sonia Govaerts and Atalian NV (formerly Euroclean NV), Belgian case

ECJ 12 March 2020, case C-769/18) (Caisse d’assurance retraite and de la santé au travail d’Alsace-Moselle), Social insurance

Caisse d’assurance retraite et de la santé au travail d’Alsace-Moselle - v - SJ, Ministre chargé de la Sécurité sociale, French/German case

ECJ 12 March 2020, case C-769/18) (Caisse d’assurance retraite and de la santé au travail d’Alsace-Moselle), Social insurance

Caisse d’assurance retraite et de la santé au travail d’Alsace-Moselle - v - SJ, Ministre chargé de la Sécurité sociale, French/German case

ECJ 19 March 2020, joined cases C-103/18 and C-429/18 (Sánchez Ruiz and Fernández Álvarez and Others v Comunidad de Madrid), Fixed-term work

Domingo Sánchez Ruiz; Berta Fernández Álvarez and others - v - Comunidad de Madrid (Servicio Madrileño de Salud), Spanish case

EELC Law Review 2019: Annual leave

ECJ 19 March 2020, joined cases C-103/18 and C-429/18 (Sánchez Ruiz and Fernández Álvarez and Others v Comunidad de Madrid), Fixed-term work

Domingo Sánchez Ruiz; Berta Fernández Álvarez and others - v - Comunidad de Madrid (Servicio Madrileño de Salud), Spanish case

2020/5 An undefined number of consecutive fixed-term contracts for the duration of 12 years does not necessarily violate EU law (AT/EU)

On 3 October 2019, in case C-274/18 (Schuch-Ghannadan), the ECJ held that a national regulation, which provides for different maximum total durations of successive fixed-term employment contracts for part-time workers on the one hand and full-time workers on the other, could result in a discrimination of part-time workers and an indirect discrimination of women.

2020/5 An undefined number of consecutive fixed-term contracts for the duration of 12 years does not necessarily violate EU law (AT/EU)

On 3 October 2019, in case C-274/18 (Schuch-Ghannadan), the ECJ held that a national regulation, which provides for different maximum total durations of successive fixed-term employment contracts for part-time workers on the one hand and full-time workers on the other, could result in a discrimination of part-time workers and an indirect discrimination of women.