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O'Neill v Fairview Motors Ltd [2012]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Case Reference
    DEC-E2012-093
  • Legal Body
    Other Tribunals & Courts (OTAC)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Discrimination and Equality
Issues covered: Age discriminatory conditions of employment; discriminatory dismissal; retirement; objective justification; purposive interpretation

Age Discrimination; Retirement; Objective Justification In this case the claimant was an employee employed by the respondent as a motor mechanic from November 1989 until the end of July 2008. The claimant argued that his employer did not allow him to avail of the same training opportunities as the other younger employees as he was due to retire. The claimant argued that this constituted less favourable treatment and age discrimination. The respondent counter argued that the decision to end the contract of employment was due to 65 being the compulsory age of retirement. The fact that the respondent did not have an established company policy

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This article is correct at 14/09/2012
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