Judgment;Summary — ECLI:EU:C:2022:529
Date: 2022-07-07
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Approximation of laws;Social Policy;Free movement of workers
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Germany

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Germany) lodged on 22 April 2021 – Coca-Cola European Partners Deutschland GmbH v L.B. (Case C-257/21) Language of the case: German Referring court Bundesarbeitsgericht Parties to the main proceedings Appellant on a point of law: Coca-Cola European Partners Deutschland GmbH Respondent in the appeal on a point of law: L.B. Questions referred Does a collectively agreed rule implement Working Time Directive 2003/88/EC, 1 within the meaning of the first sentence of Article 51(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, if that collectively agreed rule provides for a higher level of compensation for irregular night work than for regular night work? If Question 1 is answered in the affirmative: Is a collectively agreed rule that provides for a higher level of compensation for irregular night work than for regular night work compatible with Article 20 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union if that rule is intended to compensate not only for the adverse effects on health caused by night work but also for the burden arising from the greater difficulty in planning for irregular night work? ____________ 1 Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (OJ 2003 L 299, p. 9).