UK redundancy payment bands and awards may be unlawful

• Author:
• Berwin Leighton Paisner

German law entitles employees to minimum notice periods on dismissal depending on length of service.  However, service under the age of 25 does not count.  In the case of Kucukdeveci v Swedex GmbH & Co. KG, the ECJ considered whether this amounted to age discrimination and, if so, whether it was justified.

 

The ECJ held that the provision was directly discriminatory on the grounds of age.  It went on to consider whether it was objectively justifiable.  The legi... (368 more words)

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