Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations Social policy Article 141 EC Equal pay for male and female workers Concept of ‘pay’ Officials’ retirement scheme
Sumário
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 November 2008.
Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.
Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Article 141 EC - Social Policy - Equal pay for male and female workers - Concept of ‘pay’ - Officials’ retirement scheme.
Case C-46/07.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 November 2008 – Commission v Italy
(Case C‑46/07)
Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Article 141 EC – Social Policy – Equal pay for male and female workers – Concept of ‘pay’ – Officials’ retirement scheme)
Social policy – Male and female workers – Equal pay (Art. 141 EC; Social Policy Agreement 1992, Art. 6(3)) (see paras 35-59)
Re:
| Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Infringement of Article 141 EC – Infringement of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers – National legislation providing for a retirement age for public officials which varies according to sex. |
Operative part
The Court:
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Declares that by maintaining provisions under which the age at which officials have the right to receive the old-age pension varies according to whether they are men or women, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 141 EC; |
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Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs. |