Hearings
European Union
17 May 1990 (Case C-262/88); EU:C:1990:209; [1991] 1 QB 344; [1991] 2 WLR 72; [1990] ICR 616; [1990] 2 All ER 660; The Times, 18 May 1990, ECJ
Barber v Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance Group
Subject Matter
DISCRIMINATION — Sex — Employment — Severance terms of private occupational pension scheme offering early retirement for those made redundant — Pension payable to women on attaining 50 but deferred for men until aged 55 — Whether unlawful discrimination — Whether individual having remedy before national courts — Whether redundancy payment “pay” — Sex Discrimination Act 1975, s 6(4) — EEC Treaty, art 119
(Case C-262/88); EU:C:1990:209; [1991] 1 QB 344; [1991] 2 WLR 72; [1990] ICR 616; [1990] 2 All ER 660; The Times, 18 May 1990, ECJ