Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2009] All ER (D) 210 (Aug)
Court: Court of Justice of the European Communities (Second Chamber)
Judge:

Judges Timmermans (President of Chamber), Schiemann, Makarczyk, Kuris (Rapporteur) and Toader
Judgment Dates: 16 July 2009

Catchwords

European Community - Workers - Protection of workers - Social policy - Insolvency of employer - Obligation to pay outstanding claims up to pre-established ceiling - Nature of employee's claims against guarantee institution - Whether relevant directive to be interpreted as precluding national legislation - Council Directive 80/897, arts 3, 4.

The Case

European Community Workers. The Court of Justice of the European Communities gave preliminary rulings concerning the interpretation of arts3 and 4 of Council Directive 80-987 (on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employee) in the course of proceedings between the applicant and the National Institution for Social Welfare on the subject of outstanding claims relating to pay.

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