King v The Sash Window Workshop Ltd: ECJ 8 Jun 2017

ECJ Social Policy – Article 7 of Directive 2003/88/EC and the right to paid annual leave – Article 31 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in horizontal disputes between two private parties – Absence of a facility for the full duration of the employment relationship for exercise of the right to paid annual leave – Member State law requiring workers to first take leave before being able to ascertain if the leave will be paid – Article 7(2) of Directive 2003/88 and the right to an allowance in lieu of leave untaken upon termination of the employment relationship – right to an effective remedy

Citations:

C-214/16, [2017] EUECJ C-214/16

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Directive 2003/88/EC 7

Jurisdiction:

European

Human Rights, Employment

Updated: 27 March 2022; Ref: scu.588281