EU: national laws making the dismissal of employees on parental leave cheaper in the ECJ’s line of sight

Facts. A Belgian employee fired for economic reasons objected to the amount of compensation she got, based on the part-time salary she received while on parental leave. She asked that compensation be calculated after the salary she received before her leave, when she was working full time. She supported her request with the framework agreement on parental leave included in Directive 96/34.
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s decree that national provisions making layoffs cheaper for employees on parental leave are in the ECJ’s line of sight. (Ref. 090971)


Facts. A Belgian employee fired for economic reasons objected to the amount of compensation she got, based on the part-time salary she received while on parental leave. She asked that compensation be calculated after the salary she received before her leave, when she was working full time. She supported her request with the framework agreement on parental leave

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