ECJ 22 January 2019, C-193/17 (Cresco Investigation), Discrimination, Religion

Cresco Investigation GmbH – v – Markus Achatzi, Austrian case

ECJ 15 January 2019, C-258/17 (EB), Discrimination, Sexual orientation

E.B. – v – Versicherungsanstalt öffentlich Bediensteter BVA, Austrian case

ECJ 15 January 2019, C-258/17 (EB), Discrimination, Sexual orientation

E.B. – v – Versicherungsanstalt öffentlich Bediensteter BVA, Austrian 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 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

2018/35 Employees who lose their jobs upon retirement are not entitled to statutory severance compensation (NL)

A provision of Dutch law, according to which employees who lose their jobs upon retirement are excluded from the right to statutory severance compensation, is not in breach of the Framework Directive.

2018/36 An expectation that a disabled employee should work long hours was potentially discriminatory (UK)

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that an expectation that a disabled employee would work long hours was a ‘provision, criterion or practice’ in a disability discrimination claim regarding reasonable adjustments. It also held that, on the facts, the employer’s conduct had caused the employee to resign and this entitled him to claim constructive unfair dismissal.

2018/35 Employees who lose their jobs upon retirement are not entitled to statutory severance compensation (NL)

A provision of Dutch law, according to which employees who lose their jobs upon retirement are excluded from the right to statutory severance compensation, is not in breach of the Framework Directive.

2018/36 An expectation that a disabled employee should work long hours was potentially discriminatory (UK)

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that an expectation that a disabled employee would work long hours was a ‘provision, criterion or practice’ in a disability discrimination claim regarding reasonable adjustments. It also held that, on the facts, the employer’s conduct had caused the employee to resign and this entitled him to claim constructive unfair dismissal.

2018/37 Supreme Court rules on discrimination for being overweight (FI)

The Finnish Supreme Court has held that an employer discriminated against an employee by not renewing his employment at the end of a fixed-term contract because he was overweight.