A Catholic association cannot dismiss an employee solely because she has left the Catholic Church, ruled the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in case C-258/24 on Tuesday 17 March.
In its judgment, summarised in a press release, the Court of Justice explains how it is necessary “to ensure a fair balance between the right of autonomy of churches and other organisations whose ethos is based on religion or belief, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the right of workers...