A note to the judgment; of the CJEU of 12 February 2015 in case Sähköalojen ammattiliitto ry v. Elektrobudowa Spółka Akcyjna (C 396/13) Cover Image

Glosa do wyroku Trybunału Sprawiedliwości Unii Europejskiej z dnia 12 lutego 2015 r. w sprawie Sähköalojen ammattiliitto ry c/a Elektrobudowa Spółka Akcyjna (C 396/13)
A note to the judgment; of the CJEU of 12 February 2015 in case Sähköalojen ammattiliitto ry v. Elektrobudowa Spółka Akcyjna (C 396/13)

Author(s): Witold Kurowski
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, International relations/trade, EU-Legislation, Court case
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: posted workers; freedom of movement for workers; law applicable to individual employment contracts; assignment of pay claims; Rome I Regulation; Directive 96/71/EC;

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to comment an important ruling concerning the Posted Workers Directive (Directive 96/71/EC). In the judgement C-396/13 (Sähköalojen ammattiliitto ry v. Elektrobudowa Spółka Akcyjna), the European Court of Justice provided its pro-worker’s interpretation of Art 3 of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the scope of the „minimum pay rate”. The second issue raised by the European Court of Justice was the assignability of pay claims governed by Polish law based on Art 14 (2) of Rome I Regulation and prohibited under that law. In commented judgement, the Court admitted the assignment of claims arising from employment relationships in light of article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and accepted the trade union’s right to represent the posted workers.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 191-209
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish