Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Communities' Court of Justice

Date: 01/25/2007

Subject: The Court ruled that a system of protection (such as the one applicable in the United Kingdom) is incompatible with Directive 80/987/EEC on the approximation of the laws relating to the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer. If an employer is insolvent and the assets of supplementary companies or inter-company pension schemes are insufficient, accrued pension rights need not necessarily be funded by the Member States themselves or may not even necessitate a total refund.

Parties: Robins e altri c/ Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Classification: Art. 34 Social security - Social services for old age

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