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"Too old" for severance: Labour Court rules against age discrimination in VSPs

Bizcommunity16 October 2026 at 10:44

A recent Labour Court decision provides employers with a useful warning: when designing voluntary severance or early-retirement programmes, age may be an administratively convenient dividing line, but convenience does not make discrimination lawful.

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