Case law
The ETUCLEX database displays a selection of European, national and international cases of relevance for the workers', social and trade union rights.
UK Supreme Court finds British legislation incompatible with Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) due to the lack of protection from
In this case, the applicant alleged that the refusal to grant parental leave based on the "absence of evidence that the child lacked maternal care for object
This case concerns the right to Freedom of Association as enshrined in Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), to freedom of expression
In the present case, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that the applicants had been discriminated against on the grounds of trade union member
In this case, the applicants complained of a violation of Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) upon being dismissed following a strik
Due to a change in legislation, the applicant, the Yakut Republican Trade-Union Federation (the Federation), was ordered to expel from its ranks a trade unio
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a ruling that time spent in vocational training at the premises of a training services provider,
In this case, the UK Supreme Court held that making offers to employees which, if accepted, would result in one or more terms of their employment not be
In this case, the CJEU was requested to clarify whether Article 157 TFEU can be interpreted as having direct effect in proceedings between individuals in whi
Directive (EU) 2015/1535 – Article 1(1)(b) – Definition of‘Information Society services’ – Service putting taxi customers directly in touch with taxi drivers
The complaint was registered on 24 August 2016 and relates to Articles 1 (Right to work), 4§3 (Right to a fair remuneration - non-discrimination between wome
The case concerned five employees who worked in duty-free shops at a Turkish airport and the rejection of their claims for overtime pay.
In this case, the applicant, Mr Bărbulescu, complained of a violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) which protects the right
In this case the applicants alleged a violation of the Right to Life as enshrined in Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
This case was brought to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) by the representative association of prison officers (POA) to challenge the statutory ban