The European Union's highest court on Tuesday backed the system of mandatory retirement age to combat high unemployment. In a judgment, the European Court of Justice said that even though discrimination based on age was illegal, the imposition of the 65-year threshold for workers can be justified to stabilize the labor market and if proper pension is provided. A Spanish manager, Felix Palacios de la Villa, had taken his company Cortefiel to court, claiming his pension amounted to dismissal.
October 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The European Union’s highest court on Tuesday backed the system of mandatory retirement age to combat high unemployment.
In a judgment, the European Court of Justice said that even though discrimination based on age was illegal, the imposition of the 65-year threshold for workers can be justified to stabilize the labor market and if proper pension is provided.
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