“…ndatory retirement ages with Directive 2000/78 – R (Age Concern England) v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Case no C-388/07) [2009] ICR 1080, and Fuchs v Land Hessen (Case no C-159/10) [2012] ICR 93 – but the issues were not the same as those before us, and I do not think that considering them here …”
“…ch is “distinguishable from purely individual reasons particular to the employer’s situation, such as cost reduction or improving competitiveness” (Age Concern [2009] ICR 1080 and Fuchs [2012] ICR 93).…”