EU/Parental leave cannot be part of actual working time. In a ruling on 04 October (C-12/17, Dicu, here) the CJEU officially recognized, contrary to sick leave periods and maternity leave periods, periods of parental leave taken by workers are not to be included in determining the duration of workers’ paid annual leave entitlements. The CJEU judges stated ‘Lastly, while, admittedly, a worker on parental leave remains, during that period, a worker for the purposes of EU law (…), the fact nonetheless remains that where, as in the present case, such a worker’s employment relationship is suspended pursuant to national law, (…), the reciprocal obligations of the employer and the worker as regards work and salary are correspondingly suspended temporarily, in particular the obligation on the latter to perform the duties required of him or her in connection with that relationship.
News update as of October 9, 2018
On the menu : according to the ECJ, parental leave cannot be part of actual working time. Swiss trade unions calling for higher salaries, a 'generous' agreement in order to lock the doors at the Vestas wind turbine facility closure in Spain, US workers reject UPS wages deal, Poland and Hungary will challenge the new posted directive before the ECJ.
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