Brussels, 15/05/2014 (Agence Europe) - An insurance body cannot decide on the amount of social benefits on the basis of the gender of the beneficiary alone, according to the conclusions of Advocate General Julianne Kokott on Thursday 15 May, in a European Court of Justice case (C-318/13) on the Finnish system used to compensate workers for accidents in the workplace.
Finnish legislation provides insurance bodies with the possibility of modifying flat rate allowances to workers as part of...