ECJ 5 November 2019, case C-192/18 (Commission – v – Poland), Gender Discrimination, Fair Trial

European Commission – v – Republic of Poland, EU Case

ECJ 7 October 2019, case C-171/18 (Safeway), Gender discrimination, Pension

Safeway Ltd – v – Andrew Richard Newton, Safeway Pension Trustees Ltd, UK case

ECJ 7 October 2019, case C-171/18 (Safeway), Gender discrimination, Pension

Safeway Ltd – v – Andrew Richard Newton, Safeway Pension Trustees Ltd, UK case

2019/43 Dismissal after childbirth-related leave (DK)

The Danish Western High Court has ruled that the dismissal of an employee shortly after returning from childbirth-related leave did not constitute discrimination within the meaning of the Danish Act on Equal Treatment of Men and Women.

ECJ 12 December 2019, case C-450/18 (Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social), Gender discrimination, Pension

WA - v – Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), Spanish case

ECJ 12 December 2019, case C-450/18 (Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social), Gender discrimination, Pension

WA - v – Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), Spanish case

2019/43 Dismissal after childbirth-related leave (DK)

The Danish Western High Court has ruled that the dismissal of an employee shortly after returning from childbirth-related leave did not constitute discrimination within the meaning of the Danish Act on Equal Treatment of Men and Women.

2019/41 A question of age discrimination (NL)

The Supreme Court found that the Court of Appeal did not properly examine whether the difference of treatment of employees based on a social plan may be justified.

2019/41 A question of age discrimination (NL)

The Supreme Court found that the Court of Appeal did not properly examine whether the difference of treatment of employees based on a social plan may be justified.

2019/40 Provisions on minimum salary based on work experience constitute age discrimination, even if they are not relevant (BE)

Relying on the prohibition of age discrimination stemming from the Employment Equality Framework Directive 2000/78/EC, the Labour Tribunal of Leuven refused to apply a Collective Labour Agreement establishing the minimum monthly salary for employees depending on their work experience even if the work experience was not relevant and disapplied the Royal Decree enforcing it. The Tribunal based its decision on the fact that this gave a strong advantage to older employees without objective justification.