2020/7 Successive fixed-term employment contracts (RO)

The Craiova Court of Appeal has ruled that the continuous extensions of a fixed-term employment based on national provisions is not in accordance with the European jurisprudence. Relying on the findings of ECJ case C-614/15, the Craiova Court of Appeal made an exhaustive analysis of the relying arguments for subsequent extensions of fixed-term employments agreements for long periods of time and the objective reasons behind such use of contracts.

2020/7 Successive fixed-term employment contracts (RO)

The Craiova Court of Appeal has ruled that the continuous extensions of a fixed-term employment based on national provisions is not in accordance with the European jurisprudence. Relying on the findings of ECJ case C-614/15, the Craiova Court of Appeal made an exhaustive analysis of the relying arguments for subsequent extensions of fixed-term employments agreements for long periods of time and the objective reasons behind such use of contracts.

2020/6 Supreme Court judgment on the concept of comparable permanent employees (DK)

In a recent case on fixed-term employment, the Danish Supreme Court addressed the question of what constitutes a comparable permanent employee. The Supreme Court ruled that four employees, who worked in a government agency, were not comparable with the agency’s permanent employees and for this reason they had not been discriminated against on the grounds of their fixed-term contracts.

2020/6 Supreme Court judgment on the concept of comparable permanent employees (DK)

In a recent case on fixed-term employment, the Danish Supreme Court addressed the question of what constitutes a comparable permanent employee. The Supreme Court ruled that four employees, who worked in a government agency, were not comparable with the agency’s permanent employees and for this reason they had not been discriminated against on the grounds of their fixed-term contracts.

ECJ 5 March 2020, case C-135/19 (Pensionsversicherungsanstalt), Social insurance

Pensionsversicherungsanstalt - v - CW, Austrian case

Academic Board Insight: Case C-298/18, 27 February 2020, Grafe and Pohle

ECJ 5 March 2020, case C-135/19 (Pensionsversicherungsanstalt), Social insurance

Pensionsversicherungsanstalt - v - CW, Austrian case

ECJ 27 February 2020, Case C-298/18 (Grafe and Pohle), Transfer of undertakings

Reiner Grafe and Jürgen Pohle - v - Südbrandenburger Nahverkehrs GmbH and OSL Bus GmbH, German case

ECJ 27 February 2020, Case C-298/18 (Grafe and Pohle), Transfer of undertakings

Reiner Grafe and Jürgen Pohle - v - Südbrandenburger Nahverkehrs GmbH and OSL Bus GmbH, German case

ECJ 26 February 2020, Case C-427-18 P (EEAS), Miscellaneous

European External Action Service (EEAS) - v - Ruben Alba Aguilara and Others, EU case