EU: ECJ renders new ruling channeling its case-law on entitlement to paid annual leave during sick leave

Facts.  The prejudicial question came after a conflict between the claimant and her employer as regards the calculation of her paid leave during a leave of absence.  Indeed, following an accident on the journey between her home and her place of work, the claimant was absent from work from November 3, 2005 until January 7, 2007.  This was when she objected to the number of AL days calculated on the basis of the modalities contained in the applicable collective agreement (social security organization).  Her claim was dismissed by the trial and appeal courts, the plaintiff turned to the Supreme Court which doubted the compatibility of the relevant national labor law provisions and consequently turned to the ECJ. 
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tify;”>Facts. The prejudicial question came after a conflict between the claimant and her employer as regards the calculation of her paid leave during a leave of absence. Indeed, following an accident on the journey between her home and her place of work, the claimant was absent from work from November 3, 2005 until January 7, 2007. This was when she objected to the number of AL days calculated on the basis of the modalities contained in the applicable collective agreement (social security o

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