Illness Dismissal Discriminatory?

Dismissal for Illness Not Discrimination
Chacón Navas v Eurest Colectividades SA (Case C-13/05)
ECJ
11 July 2006
Daily Law Notes Summary
A person dismissed purely on account of sickness was not
discriminated against on grounds of “disability” in the meaning
of, and therefore did not come within the scope of, Council
Directive 2000/78/EC on equal treatment in employment and
occupation.

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