From Lëtzebuerg to Luxembourg: EU Law, Non-Discrimination and Pregnancy
[Virginie Pontin v. T-Comalux SA, ECJ (Third Chamber), Judgment of 29 October 2009, C-63/08] In autumn 2009 the ECJ made another step forward in fostering gender equality through the instrumental framework of the EU law. The case triggers the right of pregnant women to protection against employers, who use inadequately constructed procedural norms to disguise an illegal dismissal. The Court holds that where the only remedy available under national legislation to a worker dismissed during pregnancy does not provide reasonable time bars on claims for wrongful dismissal, that legislation introduc... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2010 |
Schlagwörter: | EU law / labour law / anti-discrimination law / social law / pregnant workers / gender equality / Pregnant Workers’ Directive / Equal Treatment Directive |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28693941 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/1814/13510 |