Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Communities' Court of Justice

Date: 07/17/2008

Subject: The Court, called upon the concept of “worker” within the meaning of Community law, affirmed that a researcher, preparing a doctoral thesis on the basis of a grant contract, can therefore be acknowledged to have the status of worker only if the referring court were to establish the existence of subordination and the payment of remuneration in return for the activities performed. The Court affirmed also that a private-law association must observe the principle of non-discrimination based on nationality in relation to workers within the meaning of Article 39 EC.

Parties: Raccanelli

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