Keywords
Summary

Keywords

Social policy – Protection of the safety and health of workers – Directive 2003/88 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time – Paid annual leave – Concept of worker

(European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/88, Art. 7(1) and (2))

Summary

Article 7(1) and (2) of Directive 2003/88 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time, must be interpreted as meaning that the concept of ‘worker’ includes an employee of a body governed by public law in the social security sector who is subject, in particular as regards entitlement to paid annual leave, to the rules applicable to civil servants.

(see para. 27, operative part)