The European Court of Justice has ruled on whether the Part-Time Work Directive should be interpreted as precluding a national provision setting the maximum duration of a fixed-term employment relationship for part-time workers for a longer period than for full-time employees. It follows from the Part-Time Work Directive that employers in the EU must not treat part-time workers less favourably than full-time employees because of…
The German Federal Labour Court has clarified how premiums for overtime for part-time workers should be calculated to avoid discrimination, overruling its previous case law. Two lawyers, three opinions? Legal disputes in labour law in Germany generally end with a clarifying decision by the Federal Labour Court. This is not the case with the question of when enhanced rates of overtime pay should also be…