Suspension of an employment contract for reasons beyond the employee's control should not affect holiday pay
Commentary on Supreme Court Ruling 350/2023, of 11 May
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51302/rtss.2024.19663Keywords:
temporary disability, jurisprudence, vacation pay, salary, suspension of the employment contract, Court of Justice of the European Union, holidays after temporary disabilityAbstract
In the commented judgment, the Spanish Supreme Court rules on how to calculate periods of suspension of the employment contract in the payment of planned annual leave in accordance with the latest case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union in interpretation of article 7 of Directive 2003/88/EC, of 4 November. As a general rule, a period of suspension of the employment contract for reasons beyond the employee’s control should not lead to lower holiday pay.