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June 29, 2012
Europeans can now call in sick from vacation
National Lampoon's European Vacation Workers who get sick on holidayare entitled to paid time off equal to the amount of time they didn't feel well during the original holiday. The question originated in Spain, where trade unions sued for the vacation do-over allowance some years ago. The European court has now upheld the right throughout the EU, noting that the "entitlement to paid annual leave must be regarded as a particularly important principle of EU social law, a principle expressly enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights," and thus "cannot be interpreted restrictively."
Posted by gerardvanderleun at June 29, 2012 8:14 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Let’s see...they where the first to come up with socialized medicine to…I give us…20 yrs. before vacation do-overs comes home to roost here.
Posted by: tim at June 29, 2012 9:31 AM