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
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Jurisdiction:
European
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See Also – Rosenbladt v Oellerking Gebaudereinigungsges mbH ECJ 28-Apr-2010
ECJ (Preliminary Ruling) Directive 2000/78/EC – Article 2, paragraph 2, a) – Direct discrimination on grounds of age – Article 6, paragraph 1 – Justification of differences of treatment based on age – Legitimate . .
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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 . .
Cited – 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 . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Discrimination
Updated: 31 October 2022; Ref: scu.459612