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Case of the week: Redundancy selection criteria

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Rolls Royce plc v Unite [2009] EWCA Civ 387 CA (2 other reports)
- Age discrimination: Length-of-service criterion as part of redundancy selection matrix does not of itself amount to age discrimination
  
  Date:
  
  7 August 2009
  
  In Rolls-Royce plc v Unite [2009] EWCA Civ 387 CA, the Court of Appeal held that a redundancy selection matrix set out in a 2003 collective agreement was not automatically rendered unlawful following the implementation of the age discrimination legislation in 2006.
- Rolls Royce plc v Unite [2009] EWCA Civ 387 CA
  
  Date:
  
  15 May 2009
  
  The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision that two collective agreements giving points for length of service in the redundancy selection process are lawful under the age discrimination legislation.

This week's case of the week, provided by DLA Piper, covers redundancy selection criteria.

Rolls Royce v Unite

Facts

Rolls Royce had entered into collective agreements with trade union Unite that set out the agreed approach to be taken in a redundancy situation.

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Published date: 9 June 2009
Publisher: RBI
Source: Personnel Today

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