# C_2019280EN.01001101.xml

| 19.8.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 280/11 |
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19.8.2019

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/11

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Order of the Court (Second Chamber) of 19 March 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Galicia — Spain) — Sindicato Nacional de CCOO de Galicia v Unión General de Trabajadores de Galicia (UGT), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Confederación Intersindical Galega

(Case C-293/18) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Social policy - Directive 1999/70/EC - Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP - Clauses 2 and 3 - Definition of ‘fixed-term worker’ - Clause 4 - Principle of non-discrimination - Comparability of situations - Justification - Compensation in the event of the termination of a permanent employment contract on an objective ground - No compensation on expiry of a fixed-term pre-doctoral employment contract)

(2019/C 280/13)

Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Galicia

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Sindicato Nacional de CCOO de Galicia

Defendant: Unión General de Trabajadores de Galicia (UGT), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Confederación Intersindical Gallega

Operative part of the order

| 1. | The Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded on 18 March 1999, in the annex to Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP, in particular Clause 2(1) and Clause 3(1), must be interpreted as meaning that it applies to workers such as the personnel employed under the pre-doctoral contracts at issue in the main proceedings. |
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The Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded on 18 March 1999, in the annex to Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP, in particular Clause 2(1) and Clause 3(1), must be interpreted as meaning that it applies to workers such as the personnel employed under the pre-doctoral contracts at issue in the main proceedings.

| 2. | Clause 4(1) of the Framework agreement on fixed-term work in the annex to Council Directive 1999/70 must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation which does not provide for any compensation to be paid to workers employed under pre-doctoral contracts, such as those at issue in the main proceedings, upon expiry of those contracts, even where compensation is payable to permanent workers when their employment contract is terminated on objective grounds. |
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Clause 4(1) of the Framework agreement on fixed-term work in the annex to Council Directive 1999/70 must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation which does not provide for any compensation to be paid to workers employed under pre-doctoral contracts, such as those at issue in the main proceedings, upon expiry of those contracts, even where compensation is payable to permanent workers when their employment contract is terminated on objective grounds.

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(1)  OJ C 259, 23.7.2018.

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