Case of the week: Age discrimination in redundancy schemes

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  Rolls Royce plc v Unite the Union [2009] IRLR 49 HC (2 other reports)

  • Age discrimination: Length of service as part of redundancy selection matrix is lawful

    Date:

    22 November 2008

    In Rolls-Royce v Unite [2008] EWHC 2420 HC, the High Court held that two collective agreements that set out an approach to redundancy giving points for length of service in the selection process were lawful under the age discrimination legislation.

  • Rolls Royce v Unite

    Date:

    22 October 2008

    The High Court has held that two collective agreements that set out an approach to redundancy that gives points for length of service in the selection process are lawful under the age discrimination legislation.