Steymann v Staatssecretaris van Justitie

Udo Steymann v Staatssecretaris van Justitie
Court European Court of Justice
Citation(s) (1988) Case 196/87, [1988] ECR 6159
Keywords
Free movement of workers

Udo Steymann v Staatssecretaris van Justitie (1988) Case 196/87 is a European Union law case, concerning the free movement of workers in the European Union.

Facts

Udo Steymann was a German plumber working in the Netherlands. He joined the Bhagwan Community, a religious group who provided for each others material needs through commercial activity including running a discothèque, a bar and a launderette. He participated in the community by doing plumbing, household duties and other activities. The community would provide for people irrespective of the activities they undertook. He applied for residence to pursue the activity but was refused. When he appealed a reference was made to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

Judgment

The ECJ held that remuneration may be indirect “quid pro quo” rather than strict consideration for work i.e. work does not need to be paid for in money as long as the worker agrees to receive something else in return.

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