10 July 2008

The Commissioner v Luxembourg Case

Our latest report on the effect of Viking, Laval and Rüffert covered the experience of the Balpa airline pilots working for British Airways. Since then the ECJ have ruled in the Luxembourg case. This time it wasn’t an employer looking for backing from the European Court to stop unions being able to defend pay and conditions, but the European Commission itself.

The ECJ supported the Commission in deciding that the Posting of Workers Directive – designed to protect those sent to work abroad – had gone too far, in relation to requirements for maximum work periods and minimum rest periods. The result is that Luxembourg must now change its law so that it enables foreign workers to be used to undermine the conditions of workers in Luxembourg.

Further information

• Read the ETUC briefing and judgment on the Commissioner and Luxembourg case



• Read previous articles on Viking and Laval cases



• ETUC Briefing: 'The Rüffert case'



• ETUC Article: 'Rüffert case: ETUC warns that ECJ’s judgement is destructive and damaging'

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