25.11.2019
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Official Journal of the European Union
C 399/14
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 September 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Social No 33 de Madrid — Spain) — José Manuel Ortiz Mesonero v UTE Luz Madrid Centro
(Joined Cases C-366/18) (1)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Social policy - Directive 2010/18/EU - Revised Framework Agreement on parental leave - National legislation making the granting of parental leave conditional on a reduction in working time, with a proportional reduction in pay - Shift work with variable hours - Request of the worker to perform his work at a fixed schedule to care for his minor children - Directive 2006/54/EC - Equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in employment and occupation - Indirect discrimination - Partial inadmissibility)
(2019/C 399/15)
Language of the case: Spanish
Referring court
Juzgado de lo Social No 33 de Madrid
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant): José Manuel Ortiz Mesonero
Defendant: UTE Luz Madrid Centro
Operative part of the judgment
Council Directive 2010/18/EU of 8 March 2010 implementing the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave concluded by BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC and repealing Directive 96/34/EC must be interpreted as not applying to national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which provides for a worker’s right, in order to take direct care of minors or dependent family members, to reduce his ordinary hours of work, with a proportional reduction in his salary, without being able, when his usual work system is in shifts with a variable schedule, to benefit from a fixed working schedule while maintaining his ordinary hours of work.
(1) OJ C 294, 20.08.2018.
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