Press Release: Judgment in Case C-173/13. Maurice Leone and Blandine Leone v Garde des Sceaux, ministre de la Justice, et Caisse national de retraite des agents des collectivités locales / Male civil servants discriminated against in France

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Series Details No. 102, 2014 (17.07.14)
Publication Date 17/07/2014
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French rules on certain pension-related advantages granted to civil servants give rise to indirect discrimination on grounds of sex.

The unequal treatment, which results from a condition which female civil servants fulfil systematically because of the compulsory nature of maternity leave, is not justified, as the rules in question do not genuinely reflect a concern to attain the legitimate social policy objective relied on by France and have not been pursued in a consistent and systematic manner in the light of that aim.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2014-07/cp140102en.pdf
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EurActiv, 24.07.14: European Court: Male civil servants discriminated against in France http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/male-civil-servants-discriminated-against-france-eu-court-303664

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