Press Release: Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-214/10. KHS AG v Winfried Schulte

Advocate General Trstenjak takes the view that European Union law does not preclude a limitation of entitlement to annual leave or to an allowance in lieu of leave provided that it is compatible with the objective of recuperation.
It is for Member States to establish a limitation period. A limit of 18 months, on expiry of which entitlement to leave or to the allowance in lieu of leave is extinguished, is sufficient.