Article 1 of Directive 2008/104/EC on Temporary Agency Work defines its scope. Two concepts that are involved are “worker” and “economic activity”.  Both have been considered in an Advocate General’s Opinion on 6 July 2016 in Case C-216/15, Betriebsrat der Ruhrlandklinik v Ruhrlandklinik.

Article 1 of the Directive provides that the Directive applies to “workers” with a contract of employment or employment relationship with a temporary-work agency who are assigned to user undertakings to work temporarily under their supervision and direction. It applies to public and private undertakings which are temporary-work agencies or user undertakings engaged in “economic activities” whether or not they are operating for gain. Read more »