Rosenbladt v Oellerking Gebäudereinigungsges mBh

Compulsory retirement of workers at 65 who were entitled to a pension was age discrimination - but was justified as a proportionate means of achieving the legitimate aims of offering workers a foreseeable retirement and allowing employers an element of flexible staff management. This decision of the European Court of Justice will be of interest to those employers thinking about retaining a compulsory retirement age following the abolition of the default retirement age from April 2011.

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