Hitting employers where it hurts : Gülay Bollacke v Kock

MARSON, James (2014). Hitting employers where it hurts : Gülay Bollacke v Kock. Web journal of current legal issues, 20 (2).

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Abstract

This case note relates to the recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) in Gülay Bollacke v K + K Klaas & Kock B.V. & Co. KG, [2] on the interpretation of the Working Time Directive (and national implementing measures and their interpretation) when the individual is unable to access the right to paid annual leave when ill, and who subsequently dies being owed this accrued leave. Ultimately, the individual (or perhaps more accurately his/her beneficiaries) [3] is entitled to receive payment for the leave untaken and national law, as exemplified in Germany in the case before the Court of Justice, must be interpreted accordingly. This case follows on from a series of judgments of the Court of Justice relating to the application of the Working Time Directive and demonstrates how the Court is steadily dismantling the barriers erected by Member States in preventing the complete and correct application of the law. Employers are also reminded of the requirement that they should follow the EU law where inconsistencies exist with national law or face the prospect of legal action, associated costs, and awards being issued against them.

Item Type:	Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Law Research Group
Depositing User:	James Marson
Date Deposited:	11 Dec 2014 14:24
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 04:24
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/8864

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