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KHS AG v Winfried Schulte (C-214/10)
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KHS AG v Winfried Schulte (C-214/10)

law://eu/cjeu/2010/c-214-10/para_31@2026-11-14

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-214/10 · ECLI:EU:C:2011:761
Decided: 22 Nov 2011
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Landesarbeitsgericht Hamm (Germany)
Applicant: KHS AG
Defendant: Winfried Schulte
Rapporteur: E. Levits
Advocate General: V. Trstenjak
Bench: 11 judges
V. Skouris, A. Tizzano, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, U. Lõhmus, A. Rosas, E. Levits, A. Ó Caoimh, L. Bay Larsen, A. Arabadjiev
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62010CJ0214

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22 Nov 2011Reading

Judgment of 22 Nov 2011

31The right to paid annual leave, as laid down in Article 31(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and in Article 7 of Directive 2003/88, has the dual purpose of enabling the worker both to rest from carrying out the work he is required to do under his contract of employment and to enjoy a period of relaxation and leisure (see Schultz-Hoff and Others, paragraph 25).

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

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Interprets 1: Directive 2003/88/EC
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Cites 9: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 2003/88/EC; Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging v Staat der Nederlanden (C-124/05); Gerhard Schultz-Hoff v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund and Stringer and Others v Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (C-350/06); 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); The Queen v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, ex parte Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematographic and Theatre Union (BECTU) (C-173/99); María Paz Merino Gómez v Continental Industrias del Caucho SA (C-342/01); Council Directive 93/104/EC of 23 November 1993 concerning certain aspects of the organization of working time