Long-term sick leave: Holiday carry-over limited to four weeks, confirms ECJ

TSN v Hyvinvointialan Liitto Ry; AKT v Satamaoperaattorit Ry Cases C-609/17 & C-610/17 ECJ

long-term sick leave | annual leave | holiday pay

In TSN v Hyvinvointialan Liitto Ry; AKT v Satamaoperaattorit Ry, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that, in the absence of domestic legislation or collective agreements to the contrary, workers on sick leave are not entitled to carry over any paid annual leave over and above the EU minimum of four weeks.