62024CJ0212_SUM
Joined Cases C‑212/24, C‑226/24 and C‑227/24
L.T. s.s. and Others
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Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS)
(Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Corte di Appello di Firenze)
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 8 May 2025
(References for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Fixed-term work – Directive 1999/70/EC – Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP – Clause 4(1) – Principle of non-discrimination against fixed-term workers – Scope – Concept of an ‘employment condition’ – Fixed-term agricultural labourers – Social security contributions calculated on the basis of remuneration – Remuneration of fixed-term agricultural workers established on the basis of daily working hours completed – Remuneration of permanent agricultural workers established on the basis of a fixed daily working time)
Social policy – Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP – Directive 1999/70 – Employment conditions – Concept –Conditions relating to pensions arising from the employment relationship – Included – Conditions relating to pensions arising from a statutory social security system – Not included – Distinguishing criteria – Assessment to be made by the national court
(Art. 288, third para., TFEU; Council Directive 1999/70, Annex, Clause 4(1))
(see paragraphs 42-47)
Social policy – Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP – Directive 1999/70 – Fixed-term agricultural workers – Social security contributions calculated on the basis of remuneration for the daily working hours actually completed – Permanent agricultural workers – Social security contributions calculated on the basis of remuneration established for a fixed daily working time irrespective of the hours actually completed – Difference in treatment – Whether justified – Objective grounds – Absence – Not permissible
(Council Directive 1999/70, Annex, Clause 4(1))
(see paragraphs 38-41, 50-55, 59-62, operative part)
See the text of the decision.