62022CJ0218_SUM
Case C‑218/22
BU
v
Comune di Copertino
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Lecce)
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 January 2024
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 2003/88/EC – Article 7 – Article 31(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Allowance in lieu of days of leave not taken at the end of the employment relationship – National legislation prohibiting payment of that allowance in the event of the voluntary resignation of a public servant – Control of public expenditure – Organisational needs of the public employer)
Social policy – Protection of the safety and health of workers – Organisation of working time – Right to paid annual leave – Particularly important principle of EU social law – Scope – Purpose
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 31(2); European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/88, Art. 7(1))
(see paragraphs 25-28)
Social policy – Protection of the safety and health of workers – Organisation of working time – Right to paid annual leave – Scope – Allowance in lieu of leave not taken paid upon termination of the employment relationship – Payment of such an allowance in the event of the voluntary resignation of the worker – National legislation prohibiting that payment for reasons relating to the control of public expenditure and the organisational needs of the public employer – No evidence of leave not taken for reasons beyond the control of the worker – Not permissible
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 31(2); European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/88, Art. 7)
(see paragraphs 29-35, 38-42, 45-50, 52, operative part)
See the text of the decision.