Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2010] All ER (D) 101 (Oct)
Court: Court of Justice of the European Union (Grand Chamber)
Judge:

Judges Skouris (President), Tizzano, Cunha Rodrigues, Lenaerts, Bonichot and Arabadjiev (Presidents of Chambers), Arestis, Borg Barthet, Ilesic, Malenovsky, Bay Larsen, Lindh (Rapporteur) and von Danwitz
Judgment Dates: 12 October 2010

Catchwords

European Union - Employment - Termination - Age discrimination - Discrimination on grounds of age - Termination of applicant's employment contract on reaching retirement age - Whether termination amounting to breach of relevant Directive - Council Directive (EC) 2000/78, arts 4, 6.

The Case

European Union Employment. The Court of Justice of the European Union gave a preliminary ruling concerning the interpretation of Council Directive (EC)2000-78 (establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation) in the course of proceedings by the applicant employee against the respondent employer concerning the conditions of termination of her contract of employment.

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