Wolf v Stadt Frankfurt am Main

Wolf v Stadt Frankfurt am Main
Court European Court of Justice
Citation(s) (2010) C-229/08, [2010] IRLR 244
Keywords
Age, discrimination, genuine occupational requirement

Wolf v Stadt Frankfurt am Main (2010) C-229/08 is a European labour law case, concerning the .

Facts

People being recruited to the fire service went through a rigorous fitness test. Very few officers were aged over 45 and none were over 50 years old. The fire service had an age limit of joining the fire service set at 30 years old. It argued this was a genuine occupational requirement, for the purpose of ensuring fitness. Therefore it was not unlawful age discrimination.

Judgment

The ECJ held the an age limit of 30 for joining the fire service was a genuine occupational requirement, for ensuring the fitness of the people being recruited.

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    Category:English trusts case law