Brussels, 18/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - Under French law, civil servants who are the parents of at least three children may opt for early retirement with immediate payment of pension if they have taken a career break of at least two consecutive months for each child. Women are more likely than men to comply with these rules and the scheme therefore discriminates against men, ruled the European Court of Justice on 17 July in Case C-173/13.
This French law covers various forms of career break,...