Considering the Scope of Return-to-Work Assessment Criteria and the Implications of This Judgment:

From a Legal Scholar's perspective

Abstract

This paper aims to examine how return-to-work assessment criteria should be considered using the Sharp NEC Display Solutions case as material, while also analyzing the scope of the judgment in light of the case’s specific characteristics. While the judgment that deemed automatic termination upon completion of the leave period illegal by emphasizing the worker’s illness is theoretically sound, challenges remain from a case-specific perspective. Due to the unique circumstances of this case, the scope of this judgment should be interpreted as extremely limited.