Case C‑485/20
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v
HR Rail SA
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium))
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 10 February 2022
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Prohibition of discrimination on the ground of disability – Dismissal of a worker who had become permanently incapable of performing the essential functions of the post – Staff member completing training as part of recruitment – Article 5 – Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities – Requirement to reassign to another post – Obligation subject to it not being a disproportionate burden for the employer)
1.        Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78 – Prohibition of discrimination on the ground of disability – Scope
(Council Directive 2000/78, Art. 3(1)(a) and (b))
(see paragraphs 29-36)
2.        Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78 – Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities – Definition
(Council Directive 2000/78, recitals 20 and 21 and Art. 5)
(see paragraphs 37, 39-41, 43-45, 48, 49, operative part)
See the text of the decision.