In a ruling delivered on Thursday 9 November on Case C-306/16, judges at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated that the weekly rest period for workers does not necessarily have to be granted the day following six consecutive working days and may be granted on any day during each seven-day period.
The judges at the Luxembourg Courts therefore followed the reasons underpinning the conclusions of the Advocate General on 21 June last (see EUROPE 11813). In this case, a Portuguese citizen...