ECJ 4 December 2018, C-378/17 (Minister for Justice and Equality and Commissioner of the Garda Síochána), Discrimination, General (IR)

Minister for Justice and Equality, Commissioner of An Garda Síochána – v – Workplace Relations Commission, Irish case

ECJ 4 December 2018, C-378/17 (Minister for Justice and Equality and Commissioner of the Garda Síochána), Discrimination, General (IR)

Minister for Justice and Equality, Commissioner of An Garda Síochána – v – Workplace Relations Commission, Irish case

ECJ 20 November 2018, C-147/17 (Sindicatul Familia), Working time and leave, Health and safety (RO)

Sindicatul Familia Constanţa, Ustinia Cvas and Others – v – Direcția Generală de Asistență Socială și Protecția Copilului Constanța, Romanian case

ECJ 20 November 2018, C-147/17 (Sindicatul Familia), Working time and leave, Health and safety (RO)

Sindicatul Familia Constanţa, Ustinia Cvas and Others – v – Direcția Generală de Asistență Socială și Protecția Copilului Constanța, Romanian case

2018/39 Supreme Court decision on part-time work and fixed-term employment (DK)

The Danish Supreme Court has held there was no discrimination against four part-time teachers at a university in that they did not receive pension contributions. Their positions could not be compared to those of full-time teachers, who were entitled to pension contributions. However, it did constitute a violation of the Danish rules on fixed-term work that the teachers had, for a number of years, been employed on several fixed-term contracts, as they had, in effect, been continuously employed in the same position. Consequently, the teachers were awarded compensation.

2018/43 Non-guaranteed and voluntary overtime should be taken into account when calculating holiday pay (UK)

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled both non-guaranteed and voluntary overtime should be included in the calculation of holiday pay.

ECJ 13 December 2018, C-385/17 (Hein), Paid leave

Torsten Hein – v – Albert Holzkamm GmbH & Co. KG, German case

2018/39 Supreme Court decision on part-time work and fixed-term employment (DK)

The Danish Supreme Court has held there was no discrimination against four part-time teachers at a university in that they did not receive pension contributions. Their positions could not be compared to those of full-time teachers, who were entitled to pension contributions. However, it did constitute a violation of the Danish rules on fixed-term work that the teachers had, for a number of years, been employed on several fixed-term contracts, as they had, in effect, been continuously employed in the same position. Consequently, the teachers were awarded compensation.

2018/43 Non-guaranteed and voluntary overtime should be taken into account when calculating holiday pay (UK)

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled both non-guaranteed and voluntary overtime should be included in the calculation of holiday pay.

ECJ 13 December 2018, C-385/17 (Hein), Paid leave

Torsten Hein – v – Albert Holzkamm GmbH & Co. KG, German case