Land Brandenburg v Sass [2004] EUECJ C-284/02

Maternity Leave: Conflicting views on surrogate mothers’ rights

Emma Burrows and Anna Scott discuss two opposing Advocate Generals’ opinions on whether surrogate mothers are entitled to paid maternity or adoption leave ‘Under UK law an employee is specifically protected from discrimination because of her pregnancy or because she is exercising the right to maternity leave. Surrogacy arrangements are not dealt with’. There is …

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Working Time Regulations: Accruing holiday when sick

Kate Hodgkiss welcomes a decision that has finally resolved the conflict in previous case law over employees’ right to take or carry over annual leave if they are on long-term sickness absence ‘The Court of Appeal has found that workers do accrue holiday during sick leave and that if they are unable to take it …

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