Cresco Investigation v Markus Achatzi [2019]
Decision Number: Legal Body: Court of Justice of the European Union
Published on: 19/03/2019
Issues Covered:
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Kevin McVeigh Partner, Head of Corporate Department, Elliott Duffy Garrett
Kevin McVeigh Partner, Head of Corporate Department, Elliott Duffy Garrett
Kevin mcveigh

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.

Background

Under a provision of Austrian national law known as the ARG, Good Friday is a paid public holiday, entailing a 24-hour rest period for members of the Evangelical Churches of the Augsburg and Helvetic Confessions, the Old Catholic Church and the United Methodist Church (“the churches covered by the ARG”). If a member of one of those churches does nevertheless work on that day, he is entitled to additional pay in respect of that public holiday (‘public holiday pay’).

Mr Achatzi is an employee of Cresco, a private detective agency, and is not a member of any of the churches covered by the ARG. He claims that he suffered discrimination by being denied public holiday pay for

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 19/03/2019