Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 135 (Mar)
Court: Employment Appeal Tribunal
Judge:

Underhill J (P), Mr D Norman and Mr D Smith
Representation Marina Wheeler (instructed by Flint Bishop Solicitors, Derby) for the employer.
  Stuart Brittenden (instructed by Thompsons, Sheffield) for the first-fifth employees.
  Charles Apthorpe (instructed by Coupe Bradbury, Lytham) for the sixth employee.
Judgment Dates: 10 February 2012

Catchwords

Employment - Discrimination - Age discrimination - Justification - Employer offering voluntary redundancy or early retirement to all employees - Too many employees applying - Selection process being adopted - Criterion being discriminatory on grounds of age - Employees bringing claims - Employment tribunal rejecting justification defence - Employment tribunal finding in favour of employees - Employer appealing - Whether tribunal erring in rejecting justification defence - Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, .

The Case

Employment Discrimination. The Employment Appeal Tribunal, ruled on the employer's appeal against the employment tribunal's rejection of the justification defence in respect of: (i) the first to fifth employees' age discrimination claims under the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, ; and (ii) in respect of the sixth respondent employees' indirect sex discrimination claim under s1(2)(b) of the .

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