Neo Pinko Liberals are destroying Europe ..

Another winner from the European Court of Justice :O(

Claim back holidays lost to sickness, says European Court of Justice

Workers who fall ill during their holidays could now claim the time back from their employers following a landmark European Court of Justice judgment that lawyers warned was open to abuse.

The court ruled that employees had the right to ask for statutory leave to be "reallocated" when it was spoilt by sickness.

Under the terms of the judgement, employees would even be allowed to carry any annual leave ruined by illness over into the next holiday year.

Leading employment lawyers warned it would be costly for businesses and that it left "the door open for abuse" by unscrupulous employees seeking to bolster their holiday entitlement by simply claiming to have a cold or flu while on leave.

A worker could phone up while on holiday and report in sick in the normal way - taking the day off sick, rather than counting it against their annual leave entitlement.

The new ruling, over a case in Spain, is likely to mean that employers will end up paying for both their employees' sickness absence and a rescheduled holiday.

Owen Warnock, a partner at the law firm Eversheds, said: "Many employers take the view that if an employee is sick while on holiday, that is just bad luck for them.

"The European court has now said that this is not allowed by the working time directive.

Katja Hall, Director of HR Policy at the CBI, said the ruling was a "concern".

Full article : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/6190826/Claim-back-h...