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 – Justifications – Right to compensation – Liability of the Member State – Principles of equivalence and of effectiveness

R. Silva de Lapuerta, P
[2014] EUECJ C-501/12, ECLI:EU:C:2013:779, [2014] WLR(D) 276
Bailii, WLRD
Directive 2000/78/EC
Directive 2000/78/EC

European

Discrimination

Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.527254