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Foster v Cardiff University: EAT 27 Mar 2013

EAT DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION – Reasonable adjustmentsThe Claimant is employed as an academic at the Respondent university’s business school and suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a recognised disability. The Employment Tribunal dismissed the Claimant’s complaints of disability discrimination and harassment. The core of the case concerned an alleged breach of the duty to make reasonable adjustments … Continue reading Foster v Cardiff University: EAT 27 Mar 2013

Prigge And Others v Deutsche Lufthansa AG (1): ECJ 13 Sep 2011

ECJ Directive 2000/78/EC – Articles 2(5), 4(1) and 6(1) – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age – Airline pilots – Collective agreement – Clause automatically terminating employment contracts at age 60 Judges: V Skouris, P Citations: [2011] EUECJ C-447/09, C-447/09, [2011] IRLR 1052, [2011] Eq LR 1175 Links: Bailii Statutes: Directive 2000/78/EC Citing: Opinion … Continue reading Prigge And Others v Deutsche Lufthansa AG (1): ECJ 13 Sep 2011

SCRL (Vetement A Connotation Religieuse): ECJ 13 Oct 2022

‘Religion or belief’ – one discrimination ground Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 2000/78/EC – Establishment of a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation – Prohibition of discrimination on the ground of religion or belief – Internal rule of a private undertaking prohibiting any manifestation, in the workplace, … Continue reading SCRL (Vetement A Connotation Religieuse): ECJ 13 Oct 2022

O’Brien v Ministry of Justice: SC 6 Feb 2013

The appellant, a part time recorder challenged his exclusion from pension arrangements. Held: The appeal was allowed. No objective justification has been shown for departing from the basic principle of remunerating part-timers pro rata temporis. ‘The reality is that recorders are expected to observe the terms and conditions of their appointment, and that they may … Continue reading O’Brien v Ministry of Justice: SC 6 Feb 2013

Chester, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice: SC 16 Oct 2013

The two applicants were serving life sentences for murder. Each sought damages for the unlawful withdrawal of their rights to vote in elections, and the failure of the British parliament to take steps to comply with the judgment. Held: The appeals failed.Lord Mance summarised the reasons for his conclusions: ‘(A) Human Rights Act In respect … Continue reading Chester, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice: SC 16 Oct 2013

Hainsworth v Ministry of Defence: CA 13 May 2014

The appellant was employed by the respondents working in Germany. Her daughter suffered chronic illness and she wished to care for her in England. She said that the refusal to allow her to return to work in the UK was discriminatory as associative discrimination. Held: The suggestion that a carer for a disable person was … Continue reading Hainsworth v Ministry of Defence: CA 13 May 2014

Frederic Hay v Credit Agricole Mutuel De Charente-Maritime Et Des Deux-Sevres: ECJ 12 Dec 2013

ECJ Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment – Collective agreement which restricts a benefit in respect of pay and working conditions to employees who marry – Exclusion of partners entering into a civil solidarity pact – Discrimination based on sexual orientation C-267/12, [2013] EUECJ C-267/12 Bailii Directive 2000/78/EC European, Discrimination, Employment Updated: 27 November 2021; Ref: … Continue reading Frederic Hay v Credit Agricole Mutuel De Charente-Maritime Et Des Deux-Sevres: ECJ 12 Dec 2013

Dansk Jurist-Og Okonomforbund v Indenrigs-Og Sundhedsministeriet: ECJ 26 Sep 2013

ECJ Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age – Directive 2000/78/EC – Article 6(1) and (2) – Refusal to grant availability pay to civil servants who have reached the age of 65 and are entitled to a pension C-546/11, [2013] EUECJ C-546/11, [2014] 1 CMLR 41, [2013] WLR(D) … Continue reading Dansk Jurist-Og Okonomforbund v Indenrigs-Og Sundhedsministeriet: ECJ 26 Sep 2013

HK Danmark v Experian A/S: ECJ 26 Sep 2013

ECJ Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 21(1) – Directive 2000/78/EC – Article 6(1) and (2) – Occupational pension scheme – Increases in the amount of contributions on the basis of age R. Silva de Lapuerta, P C-476/11, [2013] EUECJ C-476/11, [2014] EUECJ … Continue reading HK Danmark v Experian A/S: ECJ 26 Sep 2013

Sobhi v Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis (Disability Discrimination : Disability): EAT 2 May 2013

EAT DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION – DisabilityA woman who suffered from dissociative amnesia, which had made her forget that she had a previous conviction, and who was reprimanded for failing to disclose it when she applied for a new post, was a ‘disabled person’ for the purpose of a claim of disability discrimination because her condition had … Continue reading Sobhi v Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis (Disability Discrimination : Disability): EAT 2 May 2013

Z v A Government Department And The Board of Management of A Community School: ECJ 26 Sep 2013

ECJ Opinion – Social policy – Surrogacy – Right to leave of absence equivalent to maternity leave or adoption leave – Directive 2006/54/EC – Equal treatment of men and women – Scope – United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Scope … Continue reading Z v A Government Department And The Board of Management of A Community School: ECJ 26 Sep 2013

Bartsch v Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate (BSH) Altersfursorge GmbH: ECJ 23 Sep 2008

ECJ Equal treatment in employment and occupation Article 13 EC Directive 2000/78/EC Occupational pension scheme excluding the right to a pension of a spouse more than 15 years younger than the deceased former employee Age discrimination Link with Community lawAdvocate-General Sharpston said of the test of proportionality as it applied to national measures falling within … Continue reading Bartsch v Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate (BSH) Altersfursorge GmbH: ECJ 23 Sep 2008

Tyrolean Airways Tiroler Luftfahrt Gesellschaft v Betriebsrat Bord der Tyrolean Airways Tiroler Luftfahrt Gesellschaft mbH,: ECJ 7 Jun 2012

ECJ Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Difference of treatment on grounds of age – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – General principles of European Union law – Collective agreement – Failure to take into account, for the grading on the salary scale of cabin crew members of … Continue reading Tyrolean Airways Tiroler Luftfahrt Gesellschaft v Betriebsrat Bord der Tyrolean Airways Tiroler Luftfahrt Gesellschaft mbH,: ECJ 7 Jun 2012

Ingeniorforeningen i Danmark v Region Syddanmark: ECJ 12 Oct 2010

ECJ Grand Chamber – Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age – Non-payment of a severance allowance to workers who are entitled to an old age pension) Judges: V Skouris P Citations: [2010] EUECJ C-499/08, [2011] 1 CMLR 35, [2010] EUECJ C-499/08, C-499/08 Links: Bailii, … Continue reading Ingeniorforeningen i Danmark v Region Syddanmark: ECJ 12 Oct 2010

Rosenbladt v Oellerking Gebaudereinigungsges mbH: ECJ 12 Oct 2010

ECJ (Grand Chamber) Directive 2000/78/EC – Discrimination on the grounds of age – Termination of employment contract on reaching retirement age Judges: V Skouris P Citations: [2010] EUECJ C-45/09, C-45/09, [2011] 1 CMLR 32, [2011] IRLR 51 Links: Bailii Statutes: Directive 2000/78/EC 2 Jurisdiction: European Citing: See Also – Rosenbladt v Oellerking Gebaudereinigungsges mbH ECJ … Continue reading Rosenbladt v Oellerking Gebaudereinigungsges mbH: ECJ 12 Oct 2010

Rolls Royce Plc v Unite the Union: QBD 17 Oct 2008

The company had entered into collective agreements with the union governing criteria and procedures for redundancy selection. The company said that the criteria were not compliant with the age discrimination regulations. Held: The union was correct and the agreement was compliant. Judges: Morison J Citations: [2008] EWHC 2420 (QB) Links: Bailii Statutes: Employment Equality (Age) … Continue reading Rolls Royce Plc v Unite the Union: QBD 17 Oct 2008

Felix Palacios de la Villa v Cortefiel Servicios SA: ECJ 16 Oct 2007

ECJ (Grand Chamber) Spain had legislated for compulsory retirement when it wanted to encourage recruitment; then abolished it when economic circumstances improved and it wanted to encourage people to stay in work; and then reintroduced it by allowing collective agreements to prescribe retirement ages, provided that the worker had qualified for a retirement pension. Held: … Continue reading Felix Palacios de la Villa v Cortefiel Servicios SA: ECJ 16 Oct 2007

P v Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis: SC 25 Oct 2017

This appeal concerns the directly effective right of police officers under EU law to have the principle of equal treatment applied to them. The question raised is whether the enforcement of that right by means of proceedings in the Employment Tribunal is barred by the principle of judicial immunity, where the allegedly discriminatory conduct is … Continue reading P v Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis: SC 25 Oct 2017

Prigge And Others v Deutsche Lufthansa AG: ECJ 19 May 2011

ECJ (Opinion) Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78/EC – Prohibition of discrimination based on age – Article 2, paragraph 5 – Article 4, paragraph 1 – Article 6, paragraph 1 – Articles 21 and 28 of the Charter of fundamental rights – Collective agreement providing for the termination of sixty years of … Continue reading Prigge And Others v Deutsche Lufthansa AG: ECJ 19 May 2011

Hall and Another v Bull and Another: Misc 4 Jan 2011

(Bristol County Court) The claimants, homosexual partners in a civil partnership, sought damages after being refused a stay at the bed and breakfast hotel operated by the defendants, who said that this was their home, and that they were committed Christians. Held: The claim succeeded. Rutherford J said: ‘The defendants’ right to have their private … Continue reading Hall and Another v Bull and Another: Misc 4 Jan 2011

Kucukdeveci v Swedex GmbH and Co KG: ECJ 19 Jan 2010

ECJ Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age – Directive 2000/78/EC – National legislation on dismissal not taking into account the period of employment completed before the employee reaches the age of 25 for calculating the notice period – Justification for the measure – National legislation contrary to the directive – Role of the national … Continue reading Kucukdeveci v Swedex GmbH and Co KG: ECJ 19 Jan 2010

British Airways Plc v Williams and Others: SC 24 Mar 2010

The court was asked as to the calculation of annual leave pay for crew members in civil aviation under the Regulations. The company argued that it was based on the fixed annual remuneration, and the pilots argued that it should include other elements of pay. Held: The position was not acte claire, and the case … Continue reading British Airways Plc v Williams and Others: SC 24 Mar 2010

Kucukdevici v Swedex GmbH: ECJ 7 Jul 2007

ECJ Directive 2000/78/EC in principle non’discrimination age – National legislation on dismissal not taking into account the period of service completed before the employee reaches the age of 25 to calculate the notice period – National legislation incompatible with Article 6, paragraph 1 of Directive 2000/78 – Responsibility and authority of national courts General principles … Continue reading Kucukdevici v Swedex GmbH: ECJ 7 Jul 2007

Petersen v Berufungsausschuss fur Zahnarzte fur den Bezirk Westfalen-Lippe: ECJ 3 Sep 2009

ECJ Directive 2000/78/EC – Prohibition of discrimination based on age – National legislation providing for an age limit of 68 years for the exercise of a panel dentist – Objective for protecting the health of patients under the statutory health insurance consisting – Objective maintaining the financial balance of the statutory health insurance – Goal … Continue reading Petersen v Berufungsausschuss fur Zahnarzte fur den Bezirk Westfalen-Lippe: ECJ 3 Sep 2009

Hutter v Technische Universitat Graz: ECJ 18 Jun 2009

ECJ Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation Age discrimination Determining the pay of contractual employees of the State Exclusion of professional experience acquired before the age of 18. Judges: A Rosas P, Lindh Rap Citations: C-88/08, [2009] EUECJ C-88/08, [2009] All ER (EC) 1129 Links: Bailii Statutes: Directive 2000/78/EC Cited by: Cited … Continue reading Hutter v Technische Universitat Graz: ECJ 18 Jun 2009

Sonia Chacon Navas v Eurest Colectividades SAs (Social Policy): ECJ 11 Jul 2006

ECJ Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Concept of disability.The concept of disability should be given a uniform and autonomous meaning throughout the EU. The court defined the concept as follows: ‘Directive 2000/78 aims to combat certain types of discrimination as regards employment and occupation. In that context, the concept of … Continue reading Sonia Chacon Navas v Eurest Colectividades SAs (Social Policy): ECJ 11 Jul 2006

Paterson v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis: EAT 23 Jul 2007

EAT PART TIME WORKERSA police officer was found by the Tribunal to be significantly disadvantaged compared with his peers when carrying out examinations for promotion. Nonetheless, the Tribunal held that he was not disabled within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 because that was not a normal day-to-day activity. In so far as … Continue reading Paterson v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis: EAT 23 Jul 2007

The United States of America v Nolan: SC 21 Oct 2015

Mrs Nolan had been employed at a US airbase. When it closed, and she was made redundant, she complained that the appellant had not consulted properly on the redundancies. The US denied that it had responsibility to consult, and now appealed. Held: The appeal failed (Lord Carnworth dissenting). That the exact situation might not have … Continue reading The United States of America v Nolan: SC 21 Oct 2015

Regina (Amicus etc) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Admn 26 Apr 2004

The claimants sought a declaration that part of the Regulations were invalid, and an infringement of their human rights. The Regulations sought to exempt church schools from an obligation not to discriminate against homosexual teachers. Held: The Regulation was within the scope of the Directive. Though a member state had some freedom in implementing a … Continue reading Regina (Amicus etc) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Admn 26 Apr 2004

Esders v Commission (Staff Regulations): ECJ 15 Sep 2011

ECJ Civil service – Officials – Assignment – Exercise turning 2010 – Article 1d, paragraphs 1 and 4, the status-Decision C (2008) 3983 – Application for relief from the rotation for health reasons – Duty of care – Decision C (2004) 1318 – Reasonable Accommodation – Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment – Handicap Citations: 62/10, … Continue reading Esders v Commission (Staff Regulations): ECJ 15 Sep 2011

HK Danmark acting Lone Skoubo Werge v Ring: ECJ 4 Aug 2011

ECJ (Social Policy) Preliminary rulings concerning the interpretation of Articles 1, 2 and 5 of Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303, p. 16) and the decision of the Court of 11 July 2006 in Case C-13/05, Chacon Navas (Reports 2006, p. … Continue reading HK Danmark acting Lone Skoubo Werge v Ring: ECJ 4 Aug 2011

Walker v Innospec Ltd and Others: SC 12 Jul 2017

The claimant appealed against refusal of his employer’s pension scheme trustees to include as a recipient of any death benefit his male civil partner. Held: The appeal succeeded. The salary paid to Mr Walker throughout his working life was precisely the same as that which would have been paid to a heterosexual man. There was … Continue reading Walker v Innospec Ltd and Others: SC 12 Jul 2017

Mirga v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Samin v Westminster City Council: SC 27 Jan 2016

The claimants, a Polish national and an Austrian national, appealed against decisions of the Court of Appeal upholding decisions that they were not entitled to certain benefits, namely income support and housing assistance respectively, pursuant to the provisions of United Kingdom domestic law. Held: The claimants’ appeals failed. When she applied, Ms Mirga was not … Continue reading Mirga v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Samin v Westminster City Council: SC 27 Jan 2016

OBB Personenverkehr AG v Starjakob: ECJ 28 Jan 2015

Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Article 2(1) and (2)(a) – Article 6(1) – Discrimination based on age – National legislation under which inclusion of periods of service completed before the age of 18 for the purpose of determining remuneration … Continue reading OBB Personenverkehr AG v Starjakob: ECJ 28 Jan 2015

Z v A Government Department And The Board of Management of A Community School: ECJ 18 Mar 2014

ECJ Grand Chamber – Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 2006/54/EC – Equal treatment of male and female workers – Commissioning mother who has had a baby through a surrogacy arrangement – Refusal to grant her paid leave equivalent to maternity leave or adoptive leave – United Nations Convention … Continue reading Z v A Government Department And The Board of Management of A Community School: ECJ 18 Mar 2014

C: ECJ 2 Jun 2016

ECJ (Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Principles of equal treatment and non-discrimination on grounds of age – Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Articles 2, 3 and 6 – Difference in treatment on grounds of age – National legislation providing, in certain situations, for higher taxation … Continue reading C: ECJ 2 Jun 2016

Daniel Unland v Land Berlin: ECJ 9 Sep 2015

ECJ Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Articles 2, 3(1)(c) and 6(1) – Direct discrimination on grounds of age – Basic salary of judges – Transitional arrangements – Reclassification and subsequent career advancement – Different treatment perpetuated – Justifications R. … Continue reading Daniel Unland v Land Berlin: ECJ 9 Sep 2015

Ingeniorforeningen I Danmark v Tekniq: ECJ 26 Feb 2015

ECJ Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Article 2(1) and (2)(a) – Article 6(1) – Difference of treatment on grounds of age – National legislation providing for severance allowance to be paid to workers entitled on the date of termination … Continue reading Ingeniorforeningen I Danmark v Tekniq: ECJ 26 Feb 2015

Felber v Bundesministerin fur Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur: ECJ 21 Jan 2015

ECJ (Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 2000/78/EC – Article 2(1) and (2)(a) and Article 6(1) and (2) – Difference of treatment on grounds of age – Civil service – Pension scheme – National legislation precluding the taking into account of periods of school education completed before the age of … Continue reading Felber v Bundesministerin fur Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur: ECJ 21 Jan 2015

Maruko v Versorgungsanstalt der deutschen Buhnen: ECJ 1 Apr 2008

ECJ Grand Chamber – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78/EC – Survivors’ benefits under a compulsory occupational pensions scheme Concept of ‘pay’ – Refusal because the persons concerned were not married Same-sex partners – Discrimination based on sexual orientationIt was for the national court to decide whether a surviving same sex ‘life … Continue reading Maruko v Versorgungsanstalt der deutschen Buhnen: ECJ 1 Apr 2008

Schmitzer v Bundesministerin fur Inneres: ECJ 11 Nov 2014

ECJ Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Article 2(1) and (2)(a) – Article 6(1) – Discrimination based on age – National legislation under which inclusion of periods of study and service completed before the age of 18 for the purpose … Continue reading Schmitzer v Bundesministerin fur Inneres: ECJ 11 Nov 2014

OBB Personenverkehr AG v Starjakob: ECJ 3 Jul 2014

ECJ Opinion – Social policy – Directive 2000/78/EC – Difference in treatment on grounds of age – Reference date for advancement-discriminatory regulations of a Member State excluding consideration of periods of employment before have reached the age of 18 years for the determination of compensation – Adoption of a new regulation retroactively and without financial … Continue reading OBB Personenverkehr AG v Starjakob: ECJ 3 Jul 2014

Innospec Ltd and Others v Walker: EAT 18 Feb 2014

EAT Sex Discrimination : Sexual Orientation discrimination / transexualism : The recipient of an occupational pension since 2003, under the terms of a pension scheme which provided survivor’s benefits to spouses but not to those in a civil partnership, insofar as those benefits derived from service prior to the day the Civil Partnership Act 2004 … Continue reading Innospec Ltd and Others v Walker: EAT 18 Feb 2014

Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes (A Partnership): CA 28 Jul 2010

The claimant solicitor said that the compulsory retirement from his partnership on age grounds was discriminatory, and that the UK Regulations had not implemented the Directive fully. Held: The appeal failed. The purpose of the provision as to allow the progression of younger members of the practice. This aim was recognised by the legislation, and … Continue reading Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes (A Partnership): CA 28 Jul 2010

Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police: SC 25 Apr 2012

The appellant had failed in his claim for indirect age discrimination. Approaching retirement, he complained that new conditions allowing advancement to graduates only, discriminated against him since he could not complete a degree before retiring. Held: The appeal succeeded, but the case was remitted to investigate whether the discrimination could be properly justified: ‘Part of … Continue reading Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police: SC 25 Apr 2012

Jivraj v Hashwani: SC 27 Jul 2011

The parties had a joint venture agreement which provided that any dispute was to be referred to an arbitrator from the Ismaili community. The claimant said that this method of appointment became void as a discriminatory provision under the 2003 Regulations. The High Court found the appointment to be outwith the provisions, but this was … Continue reading Jivraj v Hashwani: SC 27 Jul 2011

Age UK, Regina (On the Application of) v Attorney General: Admn 25 Sep 2009

Age UK challenged the implementation by the UK of the Directive insofar as it established a default retirement age (DRA) at 65. Held: The claim failed. The decision to adopt a DRA was not a disproportionate way of giving effect to the social aim of labour market confidence. The use of a designated retirement age … Continue reading Age UK, Regina (On the Application of) v Attorney General: Admn 25 Sep 2009

Azmi v Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council: EAT 30 Mar 2007

The claimant alleged discrimination. As a teaching assistant, she had been refused permission to wear a veil when assisting a male teacher. Held: Direct discrimination had not been shown. The respondent had shown that any comparator would have also been required to remove a veil since it obscured her face and mouth and was a … Continue reading Azmi v Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council: EAT 30 Mar 2007

Bull and Bull v Hall and Preddy: CA 10 Feb 2012

The appellants owned a guesthouse. They appealed from being found in breach of the Regulations. They had declined to honour a booking by the respondents of a room upon learning that they were a homosexual couple. The appellants had said that they were practising Christians and viewed the guest house as their home, and that … Continue reading Bull and Bull v Hall and Preddy: CA 10 Feb 2012

X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau and Another: SC 12 Dec 2012

The appellant was disabled, had legal qualifications, and worked with the respondent as a volunteer. She had sought assistance under the Disability Discrimination Act, now the 2012 Act, saying that she counted as a worker. The tribunal and CA had found no contractual relationship. She said that under the 2000 Directive (the Framework Directive ‘FD’) … Continue reading X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau and Another: SC 12 Dec 2012

McDonald v National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc: SC 22 Oct 2014

Contact visiting plants supported asbestos claim The deceased had worked as a lorry driver regularly collecting pulverized fuel ash from a power station. On his visits he was at areas with asbestos dust. He came to die from mesothelioma. His widow now pursued his claim that the respondent had failed to comply with the 1931 … Continue reading McDonald v National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc: SC 22 Oct 2014

Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes: SC 25 Apr 2012

The appellant claimed that the requirement imposed on him to retire from his law firm partnership on attaining 65 was an unlawful discrimination on the grounds of age. Held: The matter was remitted to the Employment tribunal to see whether the fixing of the mandatory retirment age at 65 was a proportionate means of achieving … Continue reading Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes: SC 25 Apr 2012

Specht and others v Land Berlin and others: ECJ 19 Jun 2014

ECJ (Judgment Of The Court) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment ‘in employment and occupation’ – Articles 2, 3(1)(c) and 6(1) – Direct discrimination on grounds of age – Basic pay for civil servants dependent upon age – Transitional system – Perpetuation of the difference in treatment … Continue reading Specht and others v Land Berlin and others: ECJ 19 Jun 2014