FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP, IN LIGHT OF A JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION CONCERNING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE WORKPLACE

Karina Aparicio Aldana R. · Revista Chilena de Derecho (2024) · DOI: 10.7764/r.512.3

Resumen

The purpose of this article is to discuss the scope of the horizontal effectiveness of fundamental rights or Drittwirkung in legal-labor relations. It places special emphasis on the necessary delimitation of these rights, according to the main characteristics of the employment relationship: steering power and the principle of labor good faith, applying this to the analysis of the exercise of the right to religious freedom. This article analyzes, particularly, a recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union on “non-discrimination” for religious reasons inside the company.

Instituciones: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú