Kevin McVeigh is Head of Elliott Duffy Garrett’s Corporate & Banking practice. Kevin advises clients on corporate transactions in Northern Ireland and on international deals with a Northern Ireland connection. He specialises in the sale and purchase of businesses. Kevin also advises on commercial contracts including investment and shareholder agreements and corporate governance.
Key Issues: Social Policy – Working Time
Case: Coca-Cola European Partners GmbH v L.B. & R.G.
Reference: Case C-257/21 and C-258/21, CJEU (Seventh Chamber), 7 July 2022
Legislation: Directive 2003/88/EC
Background ⚓︎
L.B. and R.G. performed night shift work for Coca-Cola, which had concluded a company-level collective agreement with the Food, Beverages and Catering Union, under which Coca-Cola is bound by provisions of a German national collective agreement (‘the MTV’).
During the period from December 2018 to June 2019, L.B. performed regular night work within the meaning of the MTV, for which she received a supplementary allowance of 20% per hour. In December 2018 and January 2019, as well as during the period from March to July 2019, R.G.
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