Brussels, 02/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - In a ruling on 1 July (Cases C-194/08 and C-471/08), the EU Court of Justice states that pregnant workers dispensed from work or temporarily transferred to another post due to their condition are entitled to their basic monthly pay and all supplementary allowances attached to their original occupational status (i.e. length of service, seniority and qualifications).
Although the pay of female workers cannot be less than that of male workers in the same...