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Aikens LJ in Rolls-Royce plc v Unite the Union

[2009] EWCA Civ 387
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
Year2009
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A length-of-service criterion in a redundancy-selection scheme (here embodied in a collective agreement) is capable of being objectively justified as a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim, and so does not constitute unlawful indirect age discrimination, under the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006.

Area of Law

General

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