Holiday entitlement accrues during illness

Stringer and others v HM Revenue and Customs Schultz-Hoff v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund Joined Cases C-520/06 and C-350/06 TLR 28 January

Steve, Gateshead, UK

The employee Mrs Stringer was absent from work on indefinite sick leave, and receiving sick pay for several months, in the course of which she asked to take a period of paid annual leave during the two months following her request.