Seclusion Properties Ltd v Kieron O'Donovan [2014]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Case Reference
    1272
  • Decision Number
    14114
  • Legal Body
    Labour Court (LC)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Working Time
Issues covered: sickness absence; annual leave entitlement; doctrine of indirect effect

An employee was off sick for most of the last year of employment and left without returning to work. Was he entitled to receive cessor pay calculated by reference to the period during which he was absent from his employment on sick leave? Are Irish laws on holidays compatible with the EU Directive?

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This article is correct at 23/01/2015
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