The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled on Thursday 15 April that the difference in treatment on the basis of age in the Greek labour reserve scheme is pursuing a “legitimate” employment policy objective and has the “appropriate” means to achieve it. Therefore, the Court finds that the placement of public employees under this regime is not contrary to EU law.
In January 2012, a Greek worker was placed under the labour reserve scheme prior to his retirement, resulting in a...