Case C‑631/22

J.M.A. R.

v

Ca Na Negreta SA

(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de las Islas Baleares)

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 January 2024

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of disability – Accident at work – Total permanent incapacity – Termination of the employment contract – Article 5 – Reasonable accommodation)

1. Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78 – Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities – Concept – Reassignment to another post – Included – Condition – No disproportionate burden for the employer

   (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Art. 2, third para.; Council Directive 2000/78, recitals 20 and 21 and Art. 5; Council Decision 2010/48)

   (see paragraphs 42-46)

2. Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78 – Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities – National rules permitting the dismissal of a worker who has become incapable of performing his or her usual occupation due to a disability occurring during the employment relationship – No obligation for the employer to make or maintain reasonable accommodation or to demonstrate that such accommodation would impose a disproportionate burden – Not permissible

   (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 21 and 26; United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Arts 2 and 27; Council Directive 2000/78, recitals 20 and 21 and Art. 5; Council Decision 2010/48)

   (see paragraphs 47-53, operative part)

See the text of the decision.