Employment law cases

Wippel v Peek & Cloppenburg GmbH & Co KG [2005] IRLR 211 ECJ

Reports relating to this case:

  • Part-time workers: On demand contracts not discriminatory

    Date:
    10 December 2004

    In Wippel v Peek & Cloppenburg GmbH & Co. KG, the European Court of Justice holds that a worker working pursuant to a contract under which hours of work are dependent on the amount of work available and are determined only on a case-by-case basis by agreement between the employer and worker, is within the scope of the Equal Treatment Directive.