The claimants had been employed by a company with a normal retirement age of 60. The company was sold to British Airways, wher eh normal age was 55. On being obliged to retire the claimed unfair dismissal. They now appealed dismissal of that claim.
Held: The applicable normal age of retirement under an employment contract was frozen in time, and might be changed after the transfer of an undertaking.
Judges:
Lord Justice Auld Lord Justice Laws Lord Justice Richards
Citations:
[2006] EWCA Civ 549, Times 05-Jun-2006, [2006] ICR 1239, [2006] IRLR 804, [2006] Pens LR 155
Links:
Statutes:
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981, Employment Rights Act 1996 109
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 06 September 2022; Ref: scu.241914
