Case C-252/17, Gender discrimination

Moisés Vadillo González – v – Alestis Aerospace, S.L., reference lodged by the Juzgado de lo Social No 2, Cádiz (Spain) on 12 May 2017

ECJ 17 April 2018, C-414/16 (Egenberger), Religious discrimination

It is ultimately for the courts to verify whether religious organisations can legitimately invoke occupational requirements as a reason for unequal treatment.

Vera Egenberger – v – Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung eV, German case

ECJ 17 April 2018, C-414/16 (Egenberger), Religious discrimination

It is ultimately for the courts to verify whether religious organisations can legitimately invoke occupational requirements as a reason for unequal treatment.

Vera Egenberger – v – Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung eV, German case

2018/11 Medical diagnosis in disability discrimination cases not necessary (DK)

The Danish Supreme Court has ruled that a medical diagnosis is not required when deciding whether a person suffers from a disability protected under Directive 2000/78.‎

2018/11 Medical diagnosis in disability discrimination cases not necessary (DK)

The Danish Supreme Court has ruled that a medical diagnosis is not required when deciding whether a person suffers from a disability protected under Directive 2000/78.‎

2018/13 Discrimination based on perceived disability found unlawful (UK)

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’) has confirmed that, even if an employee is not actually disabled for the purpose of the relevant statutory test, it is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against that employee because of a perceived disability.

2018/13 Discrimination based on perceived disability found unlawful (UK)

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’) has confirmed that, even if an employee is not actually disabled for the purpose of the relevant statutory test, it is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against that employee because of a perceived disability.

2018/12 Disabilities and reasonable accommodation – Court of Appeal clarifies how far employers must go (IR)

The Irish Court of Appeal recently clarified the obligations of employers towards employees with a disability. The judgment suggests that an employer is not required to alter the duties of a position held by an employee with a disability in order to accommodate that employee’s return to work if the duties, which the employee is no longer capable of performing, are considered essential to the employee’s position.

2018/12 Disabilities and reasonable accommodation – Court of Appeal clarifies how far employers must go (IR)

The Irish Court of Appeal recently clarified the obligations of employers towards employees with a disability. The judgment suggests that an employer is not required to alter the duties of a position held by an employee with a disability in order to accommodate that employee’s return to work if the duties, which the employee is no longer capable of performing, are considered essential to the employee’s position.

2018/14 Dismissal for reorganisation during pregnancy gives right to protection indemnity if not based on objective factors (BE)

The Labour Court of Brussels ordered an employer to pay a protection indemnity to an employee following termination on the basis of reorganisation during her pregnancy because (i) the employee benefited from a specific protection against dismissal and (ii) the employer failed to prove that the dismissal of the employee was based on reasons unrelated to the pregnancy.