Employment law cases

Stadt Wuppertal v Bauer; Willmeroth v Broßonn [2019] IRLR 148 ECJ

Reports relating to this case:

  • Annual leave: Worker's right to payment for untaken holiday survives death

    Date:
    7 November 2018

    In Stadt Wuppertal v Bauer; Volker Willmeroth als Inhaber der TWI Technische Wartung und Instandsetzung Volker Willmeroth eK v Broßonn, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that a German law that prevents a payment in lieu of a deceased worker's outstanding annual leave from forming part of their estate is incompatible with EU law.