Vacation Allowance for Union Members - McDermott Will & Emery

Vacation Allowance for Union Members

Overview


Paul Melot de Beauregard wrote this bylined article about a German Federal Labour Court decision that there are no concerns if an employer grants in a collective agreement a benefit for union members only. In question was a vacation allowance to the members of a relevant union, which others did not get. In particular, other employees were not entitled to such payment on the basis of the general principle of equal treatment.