Case law
The ETUCLEX database displays a selection of European, national and international cases of relevance for the workers', social and trade union rights.
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 request for a preliminary ruling concerns the interpretation of Article 7 of Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 Nov
The facts of this case concern the refusal to consider the application for an internship within a private undertaking in Belgium due to the candidate's
In this case, the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) found that a change in law excluding teachers who obtained a primary school teaching certificate
In this case, the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) found Italy’s treatment of “socially useful workers”, and the differences between their social s
This case concerns the interpretation of Regulation No 1408/71 and Regulation No 883/2004, with regards to establishing the social security legislation appli
In its preliminary ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a judgement concerning the principle of non-discrimination and the imp
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 Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) established that trainees, just like workers, can be assigned to another position if, owing t
This case concerns national legislation precluding Catholic religious education teachers in public schools from the scope of the rules penalising abuse arisi
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 case concerned the Commission’s refusal to bring forward a social partner agreement to the Council for adoption in the form of a Directive based on the p
Social policy – Directive 2008/104/EC – Temporary agency work – Article 5(5) – Equal treatment – Appropriate measures to prevent misuse of temporary agency w
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 women
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 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 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 complainant organisation alleged that the decision of the Irish Competition Authority prohibiting certain workers - deemed self-employed - such as v
The complaint registered on 26 September 2014, concerns Article 1 (the right to work), Article 2 (the right to just conditions of work), Article 4 (the right
Directive 98/59/EC — Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies — Article 49 TFEU — Freedom of establishment — Charte
In this case, the applicants' employer - an airline - had been directed by the Labour Arbitration Court to comply with the demands put forward by its cabin c