Processed complaints
The complaint was lodged on 20 October 2006 and relates to the Article 4§2 (right to increased rate of remuneration for overtime work) of the Revised European Social Charter. It is alleged that the French legislation does not allow the Operational Command Corps of the National Police Force, which is classified as an A-grade body within the national civil service, to receive compensation for the overtime worked as a result of anti-Governmental demonstrations held in France in the first half of 2006.
- Case document no. 1, Complaint registered at the Secretariat on 20 October 2006
- Case document no. 2, Observations from the Government on the admissibility (French version only)
- Case document no. 3, Submissions of the Government on the merits
- Case document no. 4, Response to the Government’s submissions on the merits
The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 19 March 2007.
The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was a violation of Article 4§2 of the Revised European Social Charterand transmitted its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 3 December 2007.
The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution ResChS(2008)6 on 23 April 2008.
Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 38/2006
Decision on the merits of the Complaint 38/2006
Resolution ResChS(2008)6 of the Committee of Ministers on 23 April 2008
Findings of the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up of the Complaint
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