Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 11 April 2013

HK Danmark, acting on behalf of Jette Ring v Dansk almennyttigt Boligselskab (C‑335/11) and HK Danmark, acting on behalf of Lone Skouboe Werge v Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening, acting on behalf of Pro Display A/S (C‑337/11)

Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Sø‑ og Handelsretten

Social policy — United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities − Directive 2000/78/CE — Equal treatment in employment and occupation − Articles 1, 2 and 5 — Difference of treatment on grounds of disability — Dismissal — Existence of a disability — Employee absent because of disability — Obligation to provide accommodation — Part-time work — Length of the period of notice

Joined Cases C‑335/11 and C‑337/11


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Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
17/05/2013 HK Danmark
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2013:222
11/04/2013 HK Danmark
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2013:222
11/04/2013 HK Danmark
Application (OJ)
25/08/2011 HK Danmark
Order
ECLI:EU:C:2011:536
04/08/2011 HK Danmark
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2012:775
06/12/2012 HK Danmark
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.04 Effects, scope and limits
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.06 EU law and international law
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.14 Social policy
    4.14.01 Equality and non-discrimination
      4.14.01.01 General framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (Directive 2000/78)
        4.14.01.01.00 General
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.09 Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
    1.09.02 Action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, etc.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.14 Social policy
    4.14.01 Equality and non-discrimination
      4.14.01.01 General framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (Directive 2000/78)
        4.14.01.01.00 General
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.09 Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
    1.09.02 Action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, etc.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.14 Social policy
    4.14.01 Equality and non-discrimination
      4.14.01.01 General framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (Directive 2000/78)
        4.14.01.01.00 General
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.09 Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
    1.09.02 Action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, etc.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.14 Social policy
    4.14.01 Equality and non-discrimination
      4.14.01.01 General framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (Directive 2000/78)
        4.14.01.01.00 General
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.09 Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
    1.09.02 Action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, etc.


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 01/07/2011

Date of the Opinion

  • 06/12/2012

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

11/04/2013


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Applications: OJ C 269 from 10.09.2011, p.31

Judgment: OJ C 156 from 01.06.2013, p.6

Name of the parties

HK Danmark

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Thüsing, Gregor ; Stiebert, Tom: Diskriminierungsschutz Behinderter, Zeitschrift für europäisches Sozial- und Arbeitsrecht 2011 p.430-432 (DE)
  2. Laagland, F.G.: Jurisprudentie arbeidsrecht 2013 nº 142 (NL)
  3. Boujeka, Augustin: La définition du handicap en droit international et en droit de l'Union européenne, Recueil Le Dalloz 2013 p.1388-1392 (FR)
  4. Cavallini, Joël: Maladie et discrimination fondée sur le handicap, La Semaine Juridique - Social 2013 nº 23 p.21-22 (FR)
  5. Driguez, Laetitia: Discrimination en raison du handicap, Europe 2013 Juin Comm. nº 273 p.32-33 (FR)
  6. Laimer, Hans Georg ; Wieser, Lukas: EuGH: Anpassung des Behinderungsbegriffs und Teilzeitarbeit als verhältnismäßige Vorkehrungsmaßnahme, Österreichisches Recht der Wirtschaft 2013 p.398-401 (DE)
  7. Rudolpf Greisen, Linda: Handicapbegrebet i EU-Domstolens praksis, Juristen 2013 Nr. 3 p.97-102 (DA)
  8. Tissandier, Hélène: L'actualité de la jurisprudence européenne et internationale. En finir avec les stéréotypes sur le handicap: l'action de la CJUE, Revue de jurisprudence sociale 2013 p.440-442 (FR)
  9. Dagorne-Labbé, Yannick: Évolution européenne de la notion de handicap, Petites affiches. La Loi / Le Quotidien juridique 2013 nº 126 p.5-15 (FR)
  10. Hießl, Christina: Gleichbehandlung in Beschäftigung und Beruf / Vorliegen einer Behinderung / Kündigungsfristen, Zeitschrift für europäisches Sozial- und Arbeitsrecht 2013 p.423-427 (DE)
  11. Heuschmid, Johannes: Verbot der Diskriminierung aufgrund von Behinderung in der RL 2000/78/EG, Arbeit und Recht 2013 p.411 (DE)
  12. O'Brien, Killian: ERA-Forum : scripta iuris europaei 2013 p.445-449 (EN)
  13. Betsch, Nathalie: The Ring and Skouboe Werge Case: A Reluctant Acceptance of the Social Approach of Disability, European Labour Law Journal 2013 Vol. 4 Nº 2 p.135-142 (EN)
  14. Boutayeb, Chahira: Le handicap au travail selon le juge de l'Union européenne à la lumière de l'arrêt Ring et Werge, Revue de droit du travail 2013 p.657-663 (FR)
  15. Rihal, Hervé ; Charruau, Jimmy: La notion de handicap et ses conséquences : les apports peu éclairants de la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne, Revue de droit sanitaire et social 2013 p.843-858 (FR)
  16. González Saquero, Pablo: Jurisprudencia – Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea, Revista española de Derecho Europeo 2013 nº 47 p.193-229 (ES)
  17. O'Mara, Ciaran: Court Broadens the Definition of Disability, Irish Employment Law Journal 2013 Vol.10 nº 2 p.102-103 (EN)
  18. Coelho Moreira, Teresa: A jurisprudência do TJUE sobre a discriminação dos trabalhadores em razão da deficiência: breve análise dos casos Chacón Navas, Jette Ring E Coleman, Questões Laborais 2013 p.655-673 (PT)
  19. Vatovec, Katarina: Razlaga pojma "hendikepiranost" iz Direktive 2000/78/ES, Pravna praksa 2013 nº 22 p.24 (SL)
  20. Selzer, Dirk: Krankheit und Behinderung im Diskriminierungsrecht, Europäische Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht 2014 p.95-107 (DE)
  21. Windisch-Graetz, Michaela: Begriff der Behinderung und zumutbare Maßnahmen, Das Recht der Arbeit 2014 p.34-36 (DE)
  22. Mair, Andreas: Krankheit ais Behinderung, Wirtschaftsrechtliche Blätter 2014 p.541-550 (DE)
  23. Marín Aís, José Rafael: La interpretación conforme de la directiva 2000/78 a la Convención de Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos de las personas con discapacidad. Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea, de 11 de abril de 2013, en los asuntos acumulados HK Danmark (en representación de Jette Ring y de Lone Skouboue Werge), Revista General de Derecho Europeo 2014, n° 32, p. 1-20 (ES)
  24. Hlava, Daniel: Adipositas kann Behinderung sein, Arbeit und Recht 2015 p.329-331 (DE)
  25. Daniel, Élise: Deux petits arrêts rendus en grande chambre . - À propos des arrêts du 14 mars 2017 sur le port du voile en entreprise, Europe 2017 Avril nº 05 p.5-10 (FR)
  26. Calvès, Gwénaële: Le critère <<religion ou convictions>>, même sens et même portée à Luxembourg et à Strasbourg?, Droit social 2018 n° 4 p.323-329 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Sø- og Handelsretten - Denmark

Subject-matter

  • Principles of Union law
  • Social policy
  • External action
  • - international agreements

Provisions of national law referred to

Lov om forbud mod forskelsbehandling på arbejdsmarkedet m.v. (forskelsbehandlingsloven), § 1 og § 2a Lov om retsforholdet mellem arbejdsgivere og funktionærer, stk. 2

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

Deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Arabadjiev

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

  • Danish

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • German