EU: under no circumstances does the death of a worker extinguish his right to paid annual leave (ECJ)

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13 June 2014 à 15h12

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In a ruling following a German case rendered on June 12, the European Court of Justice reminded that the death of a worker does not extinguish his right to paid annual leave.

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In this case, a German employee worked for a company but was declared unfit to work because of a serious disease, and eventually died.

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