Sentences with phrase «firefighters of age discrimination»

The London Central Employment Tribunal handed down judgment on 14th February 2017 in a test case concerning claims by 5,000 firefighters of age discrimination in relation to the transitional provisions attached the 2015 reforms to the Firefighters» Pension Scheme.

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In Sargeant v London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority and others, the Employment Tribunal (ET) had originally rejected a claim by 6,000 younger firefighters for age discrimination, equal pay, sex and race discrimination as a result of the introduction of a less generous pension scheme.

The claimants contended that this was unlawful age discrimination because the transitional provisions permitted firefighters who were within 14 years of normal pension age to remain in the more generous old Firefighters» Penfirefighters who were within 14 years of normal pension age to remain in the more generous old Firefighters» PenFirefighters» Pension Scheme.