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Dunican and Spain v Offaly Civil Defence [2013] IRET DEC-E2013-027

Posted In: Case Law
  • Case Reference
    IRET DEC-E2013-027
  • Legal Body
    Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Discrimination
Issues covered: Age discrimination; retirement

This was an Irish decision that considered the application of Directive 2000/78/EC. The claimants were volunteers in the Offaly Civil Defence who were both over 70 years old. They were made to retire pursuant to the terms of Civil Defence's Office Notice 7/91 which stated the upper age limit of membership as 65. The claimants alleged age discrimination.

It was firstly determined that the claimants were employees for the purposes of the Employee Equality Acts and the Equality Officer had jurisdiction to hear the claim. The Equality Officer considered the terms of the Directive which states that Member States may provide that differences of treatment on grounds of age shall not constitute

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This article is correct at 19/04/2013
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