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06 November 2008
Issue: 7344 / Categories: Features , Discrimination , Employment
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Law digest: 7 November 2008

Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City  Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law

Rolls Royce Plc v Unite the Union [2008] EWHC 2420, [2008] All ER (D) 174 (Oct)

In a redundancy selection matrix, taking account of length of service is not unlawful under the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1031).
 

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