62024CJ0268_SUM
Case C-268/24 [Lalfi] (
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ZT
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Ministero dell’Istruzione e del Merito
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Lecce)
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 3 July 2025
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 1999/70/EC – Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP – Clause 4 – Principle of non-discrimination – Allowance granted in the form of an electronic card, in order to support in-service training of teachers and to enhance their professional skills – No grant of that card to non-tenured teachers responsible for short-term supply teaching posts)
Social policy – Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP – Directive 1999/70 – Scope – Non-tenured teachers responsible for short-term supply teaching posts – Included
(Council Directive 1999/70, Annex, clauses 2(1) and (3)(1))
(see paragraphs 36-40)
Social policy – Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP – Directive 1999/70 – Prohibition on discrimination against fixed-term workers – Employment conditions – Concept – Allowance to support the in-service training of teachers and to enhance their professional skills – Included
(Council Directive 1999/70, Annex, clause 4(1))
(see paragraphs 41-43)
Social policy – Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP – Directive 1999/70 – Objective reasons justifying different treatment – Concept – Criteria to be taken into consideration – Allowance granted to teaching staff by means of an electronic card to support the in-service training of teachers and to enhance their professional skills – Exclusion of non-tenured teachers responsible for short-term supply teaching posts from the benefit of that allowance – Not permissible
(Council Directive 1999/70, Annex, clause 4(1))
(see paragraphs 44-77 and operative part)
See the text of the decision.
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