ECJ 11 November 2014, case C-530/13 (Leopold Schmitzer – v – Bundesministerin für Inneres), Age discrimination

Mr Schmitzer was under 18 when he was employed as a civil servant. Under the Austrian law as it...

ECJ 11 November 2014, case C-530/13 (Leopold Schmitzer – v – Bundesministerin für Inneres), Age discrimination

Mr Schmitzer was under 18 when he was employed as a civil servant. Under the Austrian law as it...

2014/56 Age limit for hiring security guards in detention centres justified (BU)

An army sergeant from the reserve applied for a number of identical positions as a security guard in detention centres in different towns in Bulgaria. His applications were rejected because one of the requirements for the position was that the applicant should be aged under 40. In the course of the appeal against the rejections, the Anti- Discrimination Protection Commission found this requirement to be unlawful, but the courts of law rejected this conclusion, arguing that the initial training and investment required for the position, as well as the retirement age of 60 that applies, justified the limitation.

2014/56 Age limit for hiring security guards in detention centres justified (BU)

An army sergeant from the reserve applied for a number of identical positions as a security guard in detention centres in different towns in Bulgaria. His applications were rejected because one of the requirements for the position was that the applicant should be aged under 40. In the course of the appeal against the rejections, the Anti- Discrimination Protection Commission found this requirement to be unlawful, but the courts of law rejected this conclusion, arguing that the initial training and investment required for the position, as well as the retirement age of 60 that applies, justified the limitation.

ECJ 19 June 2014, joined cases C-501 to 506/12 and C-540 and 541/12 (Thomas Specht and others - v - Land Berlin and Rena Schmeel and another - v - Bundesrepublik Deutschland), Age discrimination

Mr Specht was a civil servant employed by the provincial Berlin government. Although the cases of...

ECJ 19 June 2014, joined cases C-501 to 506/12 and C-540 and 541/12 (Thomas Specht and others - v - Land Berlin and Rena Schmeel and another - v - Bundesrepublik Deutschland), Age discrimination

Mr Specht was a civil servant employed by the provincial Berlin government. Although the cases of...

ECJ 16 January 2014, case C-429/12 (Siegfried Pohl - v - ÖBB Infrastruktur AG), Age discrimination

Mr Pohl was employed by Austrian Railways (‘ÖBB’) from 25 November 1974 (at...

ECJ 16 January 2014, case C-429/12 (Siegfried Pohl - v - ÖBB Infrastruktur AG), Age discrimination

Mr Pohl was employed by Austrian Railways (‘ÖBB’) from 25 November 1974 (at...

2014/7 Justified differential treatment of under-18s (DK)

Section 5a(5) of the Danish Anti-Discrimination Act, by which collective bargaining agreements may provide a difference in pay for under-18s compared to adults and an option to dismiss employees when they reach 18, is in accordance with Article 6(1) of Directive 2000/78 on anti-discrimination.

2014/7 Justified differential treatment of under-18s (DK)

Section 5a(5) of the Danish Anti-Discrimination Act, by which collective bargaining agreements may provide a difference in pay for under-18s compared to adults and an option to dismiss employees when they reach 18, is in accordance with Article 6(1) of Directive 2000/78 on anti-discrimination.