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 its preliminary ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that national rules which require a part-time worker to complete the s
This case of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) concerns EU anti-discrimination law and whether it applies only to employment contracts or also to other t
The case summary below is followed by an analysis provided by Rudolf Buschmann who represented the plaintiff in the proceedings.
The judgement delivered by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on 18 October establishes that the transformation of a company governed by natio
In this case the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that state interference with a trade union’s right to control their membership may constitute a
This case concerns the interpretation of Article 5(5) and 1(1) of the Temporary Employment Directive 2008/104/EC, and in particular the meaning of the w
In this case, the applicant, an employee of X-FAB Dresden, was dismissed from his position as data protection officer on the grounds that he was also chairma
In this case, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found that EU law precludes a provision in a Collective Agreement for temporary employment (M
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
In Joined Cases C‑804/18 and C‑341/19, the CJEU was presented with two requests for a preliminary ruling regarding direct and indirect discrimination on the
In this case, the European Court of Human Rights addressed an alleged violation of the freedom of assembly and association as enshrined in Article 11 of the
In this case, a temporary work agency was denied the possibility to benefit from the legislation of the Member State in which it was established - in relatio
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) and 4§3 (Right to a fair remuneration - non-discrimination between w
The complaint was registered on 24 August 2016 and relates to Articles 1 (Right to work) and 4§3 (Right to a fair remuneration - non-discrimination between w
The complaint registered on 24 March 2015, relates to Articles 5 (the right to organise) and 6 (the right to bargain collectively) of the European Social Cha
The case concerned five employees who worked in duty-free shops at a Turkish airport and the rejection of their claims for overtime pay.
The complaint, registered on 9 September 2013, relates to Article 5 (the right to organise) of the European Social Charter.
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