M. Hay, qui avait conclu un PACS (pacte civil de solidarité) avec son partenaire de même sexe, s’est vu refuser le bénéfice de ces avantages au motif que, conformément à la convention collective, ceux-ci ne sont accordés qu’en cas de mariage.
Mr Hay, who had entered into a PACS arrangement (civil solidarity pact) with his same-sex partner, was refused those benefits on the ground that, under the collective agreement, they were granted only upon marriage.