ECJ 25 October 2018, C-331/17 (Sciotto), Fixed-term work (IT)

Martina Sciotto – v – Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Italian case

ECJ 25 October 2018, C-451/17 (Walltopia), Social insurance (BU)

‘Walltopia’ AD – v – Direktor na Teritorialna direktsia na Natsionalnata agentsia za prihodite – Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgarian case

ECJ 25 October 2018, C-451/17 (Walltopia), Social insurance (BU)

‘Walltopia’ AD – v – Direktor na Teritorialna direktsia na Natsionalnata agentsia za prihodite – Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgarian 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

2018/26 Unilateral changes to employment terms and conditions treated as redundancy in employment law (PL)

In 2017, the ECJ delivered its judgment in the Socha case (C-149/16). This judgment, about the Collective Redundancy Directive (98/59/EC), highlights the contradictions between the Directive and Polish law and demonstrates some of consequences such a judgment can lead to.

2018/26 Unilateral changes to employment terms and conditions treated as redundancy in employment law (PL)

In 2017, the ECJ delivered its judgment in the Socha case (C-149/16). This judgment, about the Collective Redundancy Directive (98/59/EC), highlights the contradictions between the Directive and Polish law and demonstrates some of consequences such a judgment can lead to.

ECJ 21 June 2018, C-1/17 (Petronas Lubricants), Private international law, competency

Petronas Lubricants Italy SpA – v – Livio Guida An employer may lodge a counterclaim at the forum chosen by the employee even if the counterclaim does not arise in relation to its own legal rights but is assigned to it after the employee has commenced proceedings.

ECJ 7 August 2018, C‑123/17 (Yön), Free movement

Nefiye Yön – v – Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, German case

ECJ 21 June 2018, C-1/17 (Petronas Lubricants), Private international law, competency

Petronas Lubricants Italy SpA – v – Livio Guida An employer may lodge a counterclaim at the forum chosen by the employee even if the counterclaim does not arise in relation to its own legal rights but is assigned to it after the employee has commenced proceedings.