A pregnant worker must be given a reasonable time limit in order to be able to bring an action against her dismissal, ruled the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in a judgment handed down on Thursday 27 June (case C-284/23).
In Germany, a care-home employee challenged her dismissal, citing the prohibition of dismissal for pregnant women. However, when the employee became aware of her pregnancy and lodged an appeal, the ordinary statutory period (two weeks in normal circumstances,...