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 the employment relationship (‘forced retirement’) of an airline pilot – Aviation Security-Autonomy of collective bargaining – Professional requirements substantial and compelling – Social policy – Proportionality.
Judges:
Pedro Cruz Villalon AG
Citations:
C-447/09, [2011] EUECJ C-447/09
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Statutes:
Directive 2000/78/EC – Prohibition of discrimination based on age 2
Cited by:
Cited – 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 . .
Opinion – 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 . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
European, Discrimination
Updated: 12 September 2022; Ref: scu.439895