Tyrolean Airways Tiroler Luftfahrt Gesellschaft [2012] EUECJ C-132/11
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Legal Body: Court of Justice of the European Union
Published on: 15/06/2012
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Background
Following a merger, the employment conditions of flight and cabin crews of two airlines, Tyrolean Airways and Lauda Air, have been controlled by a single collective agreement. The agreement does not make provision for periods of employment with Tyrolean Airways to be taken into account. The relevant clause divides the crews into two categories, A and B, and 25permits advancement from the former to the latter on completion of three years of service after recruitment as a member of cabin crew. A works council challenged this rule in the Austrian regional court, which in turn asked the ECJ whether or not the Equal Treatment Framework Directive (2000/78/EC) precludes such a clause in a collective agreement. The question was whether
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This article is correct at 15/06/2012
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