Judgment No. 692

• Organization: European Patent Organisation (EPO)
• Date: 14.11.1985
• Original: English
• Judges: Devlin, Ducoux, Grisel
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

1. THE APPEAL IS ALLOWED, THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION OF 15 OCTOBER 1984 IS QUASHED AND THE ORGANISATION IS ORDERED TO PAY TO THE COMPLAINANT A SUM EQUIVALENT TO SEVEN DAYS' LEAVE WITH PAY.
2. THE CLAIMS IN THE REJOINDER ARE DISMISSED.
3. THE ORGANISATION SHALL PAY THE COMPLAINANT 1,000 DEUTSCHMARKS AS COSTS.

Summary

Extract:

Unlike special leave, leave required in the service of the organisation must be granted, as provided by the regulations, according to circumstances and is not otherwise subject to a time limit. The 12-day leave requested by the complainant is justified for transfer from one duty-post to another, i.e. for professional purposes. The Tribunal allows the complaint.

Keywords

grounds; amendment to the rules; duty station; transfer; leave; request by a party