“National rules allowing compulsory dismissal at retirement age and non-recruitment of persons of retirement age were not contrary to Community law provided that they were justified by legitimate social policy objectives and were appropriate and necessary for achieving such objectives.”
WLR Daily, 6th March 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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