89As regards the second ground put forward as justification by the Austrian Government, it should be noted that, even assuming that the legislation at issue in the main proceedings indeed pursues the objective of rewarding workers’ loyalty to their employers, if such an objective can constitute an overriding reason of public interest (judgment of 5 December 2013, Zentralbetriebsrat der gemeinnützigen Salzburger Landeskliniken, C‑514/12, EU:C:2013:799, paragraph 38), it must be stated that, given the characteristics of that legislation, the obstacle that it entails is not such as to ensure achievement of that objective.
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