Employment Policies, Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

Will the EU Directive on Minimum Wages Be Annulled?

Ius Laboris on 3/12/2025

On 14 January 2025, the Advocate General proposed that the European Court of Justice (the ‘CJEU’) annul the EU Directive on adequate minimum wages. The annulment of a directive is rare, with the outcome of the CJEU’s decision...more

The European Court of Justice Ruling on Headscarf Bans in the Workplace

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/12/2021

According to a recent decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), employers may prohibit employers from wearing any visible sign of political, ideological, or religious conviction in the workplace under narrow...more

To-Do’s for Employers in Germany: No More Automatic Forfeiture of Vacation Entitlements

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 12/4/2018

Introduction - The German Federal Vacation Act (Bundesurlaubsgesetz) provides that vacation has to be approved and taken in the current calendar year. The employee is meant to actually take the vacation and enjoy a rest....more

Religion in the workplace in France – Part 2

BCLP on 7/10/2017

PART 2, Continued from PART 1, posted on June 26, 2017. What about wearing religious symbols at work? Is this subject to a specific legal framework?...more

European Court of Justice Upholds Employers’ Rights to Enforce Religion Neutral Internal Rules

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/21/2017

On March 14, 2017, the European Court of Justice issued decisions in two cases addressing the delicate legal and political issue of wearing signs of religious belief at work. Most media outlets and commentators who...more

Employment Policies › Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

Will the EU Directive on Minimum Wages Be Annulled?

The European Court of Justice Ruling on Headscarf Bans in the Workplace

To-Do’s for Employers in Germany: No More Automatic Forfeiture of Vacation Entitlements

Religion in the workplace in France – Part 2

European Court of Justice Upholds Employers’ Rights to Enforce Religion Neutral Internal Rules

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