CELEX: 62021CN0133
Language: en
Date: 2021-03-03 00:00:00
Title: Case C-133/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Εfeteio Athinon (Greece) lodged on 3 March 2021 — VP, CX, RG, TR and Others v Elliniko Dimosio

31.5.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 206/14
            
         
      Request for a preliminary ruling from the Εfeteio Athinon (Greece) lodged on 3 March 2021 — VP, CX, RG, TR and Others v Elliniko Dimosio
      (Case C-133/21)
      (2021/C 206/18)
      Language of the case: Greek
      
         Referring court
      
      Εfeteio Athinon
      
         Parties to the main proceedings
      
      
         Appellants: VP, CX, RG, TR and Others
      
         Respondent: Elliniko Dimosio
      
         Questions referred
      
      Is national legislation, such as that at issue, which imposes different treatment for wage purposes on workers with fixed-term contracts within the meaning of clause 1 of Directive 1999/70/EC
      Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP. (1) In particular, is national legislation under which different treatment of workers for wage purposes is justified on the ground that they provided their work under fixed-term contracts in the knowledge that they were covering fixed and permanent needs of the employer compatible with clause 4 of Directive 1999/70/EC?
      
         (1)  as compared to the comparable permanent worker, on the basis of the sole criterion of differentiation that their contracts are classified by their employer or by law as fixed-term contracts for work, compatible with clause 4 of Directive 1999/70/EC?