ECJ Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 80/987/EEC – Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer – Scope – Outstanding wage claims of seamen working on board a vessel flying the flag of a non-member country – Employer whose registered office is located in the non-member country – Employment contract subject to the law of the non-member country – Employer declared insolvent in a Member State in which its actual head office is located – Article 1(2) – Annex, Section II, A – National legislation providing a guarantee in respect of the outstanding wage claims of seaman only if they are abandoned abroad – Level of protection not equivalent to that provided by Directive 80/987
L. Bay Larsen, P
C-292/14, [2016] EUECJ C-292/14, [2016] WLR(D) 98, ECLI:EU:C:2016:116, [2016] ICR 580
Bailii, WLRD
Directive 80/987/EEC
European
Employment, Insolvency
Updated: 02 November 2021; Ref: scu.560493
