Luxembourg, 18/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - In a "Portugaia Construcones" ruling, the fifth Chamber of the European Court of Justice, chaired over by Peter Jann, states that a Member State which authorises national employers to practice wages below the minimum wage set be collective bargaining may not prohibit employers of other Member States from "social dumping" on its territory.
The fact that a German employer may, through the collective agreement specific to an undertaking, practice lower...