Paid Leave Due to Force Majeure: Supreme Court Ruling and Key Insights for Companies

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The leave due to force majeure under Article 37.9 of the Workers’ Statute has raised an important question since its introduction: whether absences for urgent family reasons must necessarily be paid, or whether such payment depends on what is provided in the collective bargaining agreement, a company agreement or the company’s own interpretation of the provision.