| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2010] All ER (D) 82 (Jul) |
| Court: | Court of Justice of the European Union (Second Chamber) |
| Judge: | Judges Cunha Rodrigues (President of the Chamber), Lindh (Rapporteur), Rosas, O Caoimh and Arabadjiev |
| Judgment Dates: | 8 July 2010 |
Catchwords
European Union - Employment - National procedure for enforcement of obligations under Directive - Principles of equivalence and effectiveness - Principle of non-reduction of earlier level of protection - Claimant making applications for vacant posts in defendant company and allegedly being rejected on account of age - Claimant issuing claim against company - Claimant's claim dismissed as not being lodged within required period - Whether provision in national law inconsistent with relevant Directive - Council Directive (EC) 2000/78, arts 8, 9.
The Case
European Union Employment. The Court of Justice of the European Union gave a preliminary ruling concerning the interpretation of art8 and 9 of Council Directive (EC) 2000-78 (establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation) in the course of proceedings where the claimant claimed compensation for the age discrimination in recruitment which she considered she had suffered.
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