CJEU finding - the use of arbitrary age limits in connection with recruitment or promotion should be avoided, where possible
Posted in : Commercial Law for Employers on 14 December 2022
Kevin McVeigh
Elliott Duffy Garrett
Key Issues: Social Policy – Equal Treatment – Age Discrimination
Case: VT v Ministero dell’Interno
Reference: Case C-304/21, CJEU (Seventh Chamber), 17 November 2022
Legislation: Directive 2000/78/EC
Background
On 2 December 2019, the Ministry of the Interior (Italy) organised a competition based on qualifications and tests for the allocation of 120 State Police commissioner posts. Among the general conditions for admission to that competition, the
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Kevin McVeigh
Elliott Duffy Garrett
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