Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 24 September 2025 –Lami v Frontex
(Case T‑552/24)
( Civil service – Contract staff – Frontex staff – Annual leave – Articles 56a and 57 of the Staff Regulations – Shift work – Deduction of days of leave – Equal treatment )
Officials – Leave – Annual leave – Service in consecutive twelve-hour shifts – Deduction of one and a half days of annual leave for each shift absence – Whether permissible – Breach of the principle of equal treatment and of the obligation of transparency – No breach
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 20; Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 56a, third para., and 57; Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, Arts 16 and 91; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2019/1896; European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/88, Art. 7(1))
(see paragraphs 22-39, 48-55, 59, 61, 66-75)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Mr Johan Lami to pay the costs.