Hearings
European Union
08 Nov 1990 (Case C-179/88); EU:C:1990:384; [1992] ICR 332; [1990] ECR I-3979; [1991] IRLR 31; The Times, 20 December 1990, ECJ
Handels-og Kontorfunktionærernes Forbund i Danmark v Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening
Subject Matter
DISCRIMINATION — Sex — Employment — Illness attributable to pregnancy or confinement — Employee dismissed on grounds of frequent absences due to illness following pregnancy complications — Employer's policy to dismiss employees with excessive sick leave — Whether inclusion in policy of illness attributable to pregnancy or confinement sex discrimination — Council Directive (76/207/EEC), arts 2(1), 5(1)
(Case C-179/88); EU:C:1990:384; [1992] ICR 332; [1990] ECR I-3979; [1991] IRLR 31; The Times, 20 December 1990, ECJ