Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 03/15/2011

Subject: The Court affirmed that where an employee carries out his activities in more than one Member State, the law of the country where he performs the greater part of his professional obligations applies when resolving a dispute relating to his employment contract. The essential objective is to guarantee adequate protection for the employee asn being the weaker party to the contract.

Parties: Koelzsch

Classification: Solidarity - Art. 28 Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: organisation - Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: negotiations - Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: collective agreements - Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: collective actions - Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: strike

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