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Document 62001CJ0256
Judgment of the Court of 13 January 2004. # Debra Allonby v Accrington & Rossendale College, Education Lecturing Services, trading as Protocol Professional and Secretary of State for Education and Employment. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) - United Kingdom. # Principle of equal pay for men and women - Direct effect - Meaning of worker - Self-employed female lecturer undertaking work presumed to be of equal value to that which is undertaken in the same college by male lecturers who are employees, but under contract with a third company - Self-employed lecturers not eligible for membership of an occupational pension scheme. # Case C-256/01.
A Bíróság 2004. január 13-i ítélete.
Debra Allonby kontra Accrington & Rossendale College, Education Lecturing Services, trading as Protocol Professional és Secretary of State for Education and Employment.
Előzetes döntéshozatal iránti kérelem: Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) - Egyesült Királyság.
Közvetlen hatály.
C-256/01. sz. ügy
A Bíróság 2004. január 13-i ítélete.
Debra Allonby kontra Accrington & Rossendale College, Education Lecturing Services, trading as Protocol Professional és Secretary of State for Education and Employment.
Előzetes döntéshozatal iránti kérelem: Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) - Egyesült Királyság.
Közvetlen hatály.
C-256/01. sz. ügy
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2004:18
«(Principle of equal pay for men and women – Direct effect – Meaning of worker – Self-employed female lecturer undertaking work presumed to be of equal value to that which is undertaken in the same college by male lecturers who are employees, but under contract with a third company – Self-employed lecturers not eligible for membership of an occupational pension scheme)»
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(Art. 141(1) EC)
(Art. 141(1) EC)
(Art. 141(1) EC)
(Art. 141(1) EC)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
13 January 2004 (1)
((Principle of equal pay for men and women – Direct effect – Meaning of worker – Self-employed female lecturer undertaking work presumed to be of equal value to that which is undertaken in the same college by male lecturers who are employees, but under contract with a third company – Self-employed lecturers not eligible for membership of an occupational pension scheme))
In Case C-256/01, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 234 EC by the Court of Appeal (England and Wales) (Civil Division) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between Debra Allonbyand
Accrington & Rossendale College,Education Lecturing Services, trading as Protocol Professional, formerly Education Lecturing ServicesSecretary of State for Education and Employment, on the interpretation of Article 141 EC,THE COURT,,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing the oral observations of Ms Allonby, represented by T. Gill and R. Moretto, barrister, of Education Lecturing Services, trading as Protocol Professional, represented by Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC, of the United Kingdom Government, represented by P. Ormond, acting as Agent, assisted by N. Paines, and of the Commission, represented by N. Yerrel, at the hearing on 28 January 2003,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 2 April 2003,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT,
in answer to the questions referred to it by the Court of Appeal (England and Wales) (Civil Division) by order of 22 June 2001, hereby rules:
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