Employment Law Update: EU Court of Justice – breastfeeding mothers who work night shifts must enjoy specific protection

The European Court of Justice significant ruling on the definition of ‘night work’ will affect employers with pregnant / breastfeeding shift workers. In the case of Gonzalez Castro v Mutua Umivale, ProsegurEspana SL, Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), C41/17, the European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that pregnant workers who have recently…

Cyprus Employment Law Update: Commuting is work for workers with no fixed workplace

The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) in Federación de Servicios Provados del sindicto Comisiones obreras (CC.OO.) v. Tyco Integrated Security SL, Tyco Integrated Fire & Security Corporation Servicios SA held that, “when workers…do not have a fixed or habitual place of work, the time spent by those workers travelling each day between their homes and…

Cyprus Employment Law Update: Employees who fall ill whilst on annual leave must be allowed to take leave at a later date

A recent ruling in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has clarified that, irrespective of whether the sickness commenced before or during the period of scheduled annual leave, an employee whose illness coincides with their annual leave is entitled to rearrange their annual leave to a later date. In Asociación Nacional de…

Cyprus Employment Law Update: Parental Leave and Leave on Grounds of Force Majeure Law

The Parental Leave and Leave on Grounds of Force Majeure Law, Law 47(I)/2012, came into force on the 18.05.2012 and repealed and replaced the previous legislation regarding parental leave and force majeure in Cyrpus. It was enacted for the purposes of harmonising Cyprus law with Council Directive 2010/18/EC on the revised framework agreement on parental…