ECJ 18 September 2019, case C-366/18 (Ortiz Mesonero), maternity and parental leave

José Manuel Ortiz Mesonero – v – UTE Luz Madrid Centro, Spanish case

2019/14 Termination indemnity based on reduced remuneration for worker dismissed during part-time career break compatible with EU law (BE)

According to the Labour Court of Mons, calculating the termination indemnity of a worker based on the reduced remuneration paid during a career break called ‘time-credit’ is compatible with EU law, despite the Meerts judgment.

2019/14 Termination indemnity based on reduced remuneration for worker dismissed during part-time career break compatible with EU law (BE)

According to the Labour Court of Mons, calculating the termination indemnity of a worker based on the reduced remuneration paid during a career break called ‘time-credit’ is compatible with EU law, despite the Meerts judgment.

ECJ 8 May 2019, case C-486/18 (Praxair MRC), Gender discrimination, Maternity and parental leave

RE – v – Praxair MRC SAS, French case

ECJ 8 May 2019, case C-486/18 (Praxair MRC), Gender discrimination, Maternity and parental leave

RE – v – Praxair MRC SAS, French case

ECJ 4 October 2018, C-12/17 (Dicu), Maternity and parental leave, paid leave (RO)

A period of parental leave does not count within the reference period for the purpose of determining an employee’s right to annual leave under Directive 2003/88/EC. Tribunalul Botoşani, Ministerul Justiţiei – v – Maria Dicu, Romanian case

ECJ 4 October 2018, C-12/17 (Dicu), Maternity and parental leave, paid leave (RO)

A period of parental leave does not count within the reference period for the purpose of determining an employee’s right to annual leave under Directive 2003/88/EC. Tribunalul Botoşani, Ministerul Justiţiei – v – Maria Dicu, Romanian case

EJC 7 September 2017, case C-174/16 (H), Maternity and parental leave, Gender discrimination

Clause 5(1) and (2) of the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave precludes rules of national law which make promotion conditional on having successfully completed a probation, if probation has not taken place because of parental leave.

EJC 7 September 2017, case C-174/16 (H), Maternity and parental leave, Gender discrimination

Clause 5(1) and (2) of the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave precludes rules of national law which make promotion conditional on having successfully completed a probation, if probation has not taken place because of parental leave.

2017/28 Failure to enhance parental leave pay to level of maternity pay held to be direct sex discrimination (UK)

It was direct sex discrimination for a male employee who wished to take shared parental leave (SPL) to be entitled only to the minimum statutory pay where a female employee would have been entitled to full salary during an equivalent period of maternity leave, according to a first-instance decision from the Employment Tribunal (ET).