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European Court of Human Rights rules on religious discrimination in the workplace

Morton Fraser
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European Union, United Kingdom
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January 16 2013

As has been widely reported in the media, the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") issued its judgement yesterday in Eweida and others v UK

Holiday entitlement for sick workers: further developments

Morton Fraser
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European Union, United Kingdom
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June 1 2012

Whilst previous European Court of Justice judgments have confirmed that employees on sick leave were entitled to carry forward their unused statutory holiday entitlement, there was still uncertainty as to how much unused statutory holiday leave sick employees were entitled to carry forward

Discrimination and the recruitment process

Morton Fraser
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European Union, United Kingdom
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May 2 2012

It is well-established that discrimination law applies to the job application process as well as in the course of employment, but does an unsuccessful job applicant who meets the advertised criteria for a role have a right to access information about the successful candidate in order to show that discrimination took place?

Religion & belief cases: intervention allowed by European court

Morton Fraser
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European Union
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August 18 2011

In my August Employment E-Bulletin I mentioned that the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) had applied for leave to intervene in the ongoing European Court of Human Rights cases of Nadia Eweida & Shirley Chaplin against the United Kingdom and Lillian Ladele and Gary McFarlane against the United Kingdom

Justifying a compulsory retirement age

Morton Fraser
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European Union, Germany, United Kingdom
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July 27 2011

The ECJ has issued an interesting judgement in the German case of Fuchs v Land Hessen

Proposal to increase maternity entitlement to 20 weeks' full pay rejected

Morton Fraser
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European Union, United Kingdom
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January 15 2011

A controversial European Parliament proposal to extend minimum maternity pay to 20 full weeks has been rejected by the Council of Ministers

European proposals to extend maternity leave

Morton Fraser
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European Union
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November 1 2010

European MPs are backing proposals to make various amendments to the Pregnant Workers Directive

ECJ decisions on justifying age discrimination

Morton Fraser
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European Union, Germany
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February 11 2010

Heard the one about the fireman and the dentist?

Justifying age discrimination

Morton Fraser
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European Union, Germany
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January 18 2010

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has given rulings in relation to two German cases on age discrimination, holding that the relevant policies were justified in both cases

Pereda v Madrid Movilidad: holidays due when on sick leave

Morton Fraser
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European Union, United Kingdom
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October 1 2009

A recent decision of the European Court of Justice may have a significant effect for public sector employees who fall sick during a period of annual leave