Re KLM Contract Legality
Longhaul:
Would you happen to know the dates of those court decisions? Specifically, did they occur prior to the implementation of the EU Directive on Employment Law, required to be implemented as law by all EU member states prior to December 1, 2006, that foreclosed age discrimination by companies in the EU?
If so, wase the contract or legal decision of the courts challenged before the European Court of Justice, as being contrary tot he EU Employment Law Directive?
Two recent decisions of the EU Court of Justice have upheld the right of countries to employ mandatory retirment, specifically at age 65, but only when justification is provided. It would be difficult, I believe to argue effectively that it is justified in one country when it is allowed in all other countries in the EU.