The Law Reports (Queen's Bench Division)
[1982] QB 1080
[EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE]
BURTON
v.
BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD
(Case 19/81)
1981 Oct. 7;
Dec. 8;
1982 Feb. 16
Dec. 8;
1982 Feb. 16
Judge G. Bosco (President of Chamber acting as President of the Court), Judges A. Touffait and O. Due (President of Chambers), P. Pescatore, Lord Mackenzie Stuart, A. O'Keefe, T. Koopmans, A. Chloros and F. Grevisse. P. VerLoren van Themaat (Advocate General).
Discrimination, Sex
— Employment
— Less favourable treatment
— Voluntary redundancy scheme for employees within five years of retirement
— Male employee refused access to scheme because of age
— Women employees of same age eligible
— Whether benefit under scheme pay
— Whether benefit concerned with working conditions
—
E.E.C. Treaty (Cmnd. 5179 – II), art. 119
—
Council Directive (75/117/E.E.C.), art. 1
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Council Directive (76/207/E.E.C.), arts. 1 (1), 2 (1), 5 (1)