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Williams and Others v British Airways plc (C-155/10)
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Williams and Others v British Airways plc (C-155/10)

Judgment of 15 Sept 2011law://eu/cjeu/2010/c-155-10/para_20@2026-11-12

20The purpose of the requirement of payment for that leave is to put the worker, during such leave, in a position which is, as regards remuneration, comparable to periods of work (see Robinson-Steele and Others, paragraph 58, and Schultz-Hoff and Stringer and Others, paragraph 60).

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-155/10 · ECLI:EU:C:2011:588
Decided: 15 Sept 2011
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, formerly the House of Lords (United Kingdom)
Applicant: Williams and Others
Defendant: British Airways plc
Rapporteur: E. Levits
Advocate General: V. Trstenjak
Bench: 5 judges
A. Tizzano, J.-J. Kasel, A. Borg Barthet, E. Levits, M. Berger
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62010CJ0155

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Interprets 2: Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time; Council Directive 2000/79/EC of 27 November 2000 concerning the European Agreement on the Organisation of Working Time of Mobile Workers in Civil Aviation concluded by the Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), the European Cockpit Association (ECA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) (Text with EEA relevance)
Cited by 5: Stadt Wuppertal v Maria Elisabeth Bauer and Volker Willmeroth v Martina Broßonn (C-569/16, C-570/16); Torsten Hein v Albert Holzkamm GmbH & Co (C-385/17)2 provisions; Sindicato de Tripulantes Auxiliares de Vuelo de Líneas Aéreas (STAVLA) and Ministerio Fiscal v Air Nostrum and Others (C-314/23); Z.J.R. Lock v British Gas Trading Limited (C-539/12)2 provisions; European Commission v Guido Strack (C-579/12 RX)2 provisions
Cites 8: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time; Susanne Gassmayr v Bundesminister für Wissenschaft und Forschung (C-194/08); Council Directive 2000/79/EC of 27 November 2000 concerning the European Agreement on the Organisation of Working Time of Mobile Workers in Civil Aviation concluded by the Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), the European Cockpit Association (ECA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) (Text with EEA relevance); Sanna Maria Parviainen v Finnair Oyj (C-471/08); C. D. Robinson-Steele v R. D. Retail Services Ltd, Michael Jason Clarke v Frank Staddon Ltd and J. C. Caulfield and Others v Hanson Clay Products Ltd (C-131/04, C-257/04); Gerhard Schultz-Hoff v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund and Stringer and Others v Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (C-350/06)