Europe Court Says Ill Workers Can Retake Vacations – NYTimes.com.
With much of Europe mired in recession, governments struggling to reduce budget deficits and officials trying to combat high unemployment, the ruling is a reminder of just how hard it is to shake up long-established and legally protected labor practices that make it hard to put more people to work and revive sinking economies.
If you look at it from an American point of view then yes, the ruling is a mistake. As for myself, I think adding additional available sick days would do the job and it’d be a nice compromise between the employer and the employees.
(via The Daily What)