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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7906

19 February 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) court of justice
Tizzano bases defence of right to paid leave on Charter of Fundamental Rights

Luxembourg, 19/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - In a press release, the Court of Justice announces that Advocate General Antonio Tizzano believes the British legislation, whereby a worker is entitled to leave provided that he or she has been continuously employed for 13 weeks by the same employer, runs counter to the provisions of the 1993 European working time directive. According to the Advocate General, the right to paid leave is a fundamental social right, today officially confirmed in the...

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