Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » The employer cannot make depend a right derivated from the employment relationship with the end of a maternity leave The employer cannot make depend a right derivated from the employment relationship with the end of a maternity leave The Court of Justice of the European Communities ruled on a lawsuit that opposed a Spanish public health institution to one of its female public servants who asked for her maternity leave to be taken into consideration in the calculation of her seniority. (Ref. 06158) Through . Published on 21 February 2006 Ă 8h29 - Update on 20 March 2013 Ă 21h51 Resources The applicant, a former temporary servant, was appointed to an official post after passing an exam. She was supposed to take her post while she was on maternity leave, so she requested that the period for taking up the post be extended until the end of that leave and at the same time that the period of maternity leave be taken into consideration for the purpose of calculating her seniority even if the regulation applying considers the taking-up of the post by the official as necessary for the commencement and enjoyment of the rights.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialitĂ©.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels