Court of Justice of the EU50 years of Defrenne v SABENA (43/75) 📣
The #CJEU ruled that the principle of equal pay for men and women has direct effect – individuals can rely on it before national courts, including in disputes with their employers.
A milestone for both #equaltreatment and #directeffect 💡
🎥 Watch our episode of La Cour des Citoyens to learn more – subtitles available in all official EU languages 👉 https://curia.europa.eu/site/jcms/1533511_EmbedVideo/en/
Defrenne: The landmark case for equal pay for men and women
First part – We retrace the legal battle of Belgian flight attendant Gabrielle Defrenne, which led the Court of Justice to lay the foundations for equal pay for men and women in the EU Second part – With our expert Ioana Gheorghe Badescu, we explore the evolution of case-law on equal pay, from the p...