Handels Og Kontorfunktionaerernes Forbund I Danmark (Acting On Behalf of Pedersen) v Faellesforeningen for Danmarks Brugsforeninger (Acting On Behalf of Kvickly Skive): ECJ 19 Nov 1998

It was discriminatory to refuse payment of maternity benefits where a worker suffered a pathological illness connected to a pregnancy with an allowance of benefits where someone ordinarily sick would receive full pay.

Citations:

Times 01-Dec-1998, C-66/96, [1998] EUECJ C-66/96

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Council Directive 75/117/EEC on Equal Pay for Men and Women

Discrimination, European

Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.81215