Arthur Burton v British Railways Board.

JurisdictionEuropean Union
ECLIECLI:EU:C:1982:58
Docket Number19/81
Celex Number61981CJ0019
CourtCourt of Justice (European Union)
Procedure TypeReference for a preliminary ruling
Date16 February 1982
EUR-Lex - 61981J0019 - FR 61981J0019

Arrêt de la Cour du 16 février 1982. - Arthur Burton contre British Railways Board. - Demande de décision préjudicielle: Employment Appeal Tribunal - Royaume-Uni. - Égalité des rémunérations et des conditions de travail entre hommes et femmes. - Affaire 19/81.

Recueil de jurisprudence 1982 page 00554


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Objet du litige
Motifs de l'arrêt
Décisions sur les dépenses
Dispositif

Mots clés

1 . POLITIQUE SOCIALE - TRAVAILLEURS MASCULINS ET TRAVAILLEURS FEMININS - ACCES A L ' EMPLOI ET CONDITIONS DE TRAVAIL - EGALITE DE TRAITEMENT - CONDITIONS D ' ADMISSION A UN REGIME DE DEPART VOLONTAIRE - AGE DIFFERENT POUR LES HOMMES ET LES FEMMES - ADMISSIBILITE

( DIRECTIVE DU CONSEIL 76/207 , ART . 5 )

2 . POLITIQUE SOCIALE - TRAVAILLEURS MASCULINS ET TRAVAILLEURS FEMININS - EGALITE DE TRAITEMENT - SECURITE SOCIALE - AGE MINIMUM DE LA RETRAITE DIFFERENT - ADMISSIBILITE

( DIRECTIVE DU CONSEIL 79/7 , ART . 7 )

Sommaire

1 . LE PRINCIPE DE L ' EGALITE DE TRAITEMENT FIGURANT A L ' ARTICLE 5 DE LA DIRECTIVE 76/207 DU CONSEIL S ' APPLIQUE AUX CONDITIONS D ' ADMISSION A UNE INDEMNITE DE DEPART VOLONTAIRE VERSEE PAR UN EMPLOYEUR A UN TRAVAILLEUR SOUHAITANT QUITTER SON EMPLOI .

LE SEUL FAIT QUE L ' ACCES AU REGIME DE DEPART VOLONTAIRE N ' EST OUVERT QU ' AU COURS DES CINQ ANS QUI PRECEDENT L ' AGE MINIMUM DE LA RETRAITE PREVU PAR UNE LEGISLATION NATIONALE DE SECURITE SOCIALE , ET QUE CET AGE N ' EST PAS LE MEME POUR LES HOMMES ET LES FEMMES , NE SAURAIT ETRE CONSIDERE COMME UNE DISCRIMINATION FONDEE SUR LE SEXE AU SENS DE L ' ARTICLE 5 DE LA DIRECTIVE 76/207 .

2 . LA FIXATION D ' UN AGE MINIMUM POUR LA RETRAITE DANS LE CADRE DE LA SECURITE SOCIALE , DIFFERENT EN CE QUI CONCERNE LES HOMMES ET LES FEMMES , NE CONSTITUE PAS UNE DISCRIMINATION INTERDITE PAR LE DROIT COMMUNAUTAIRE .

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DANS L ' AFFAIRE 19/81 ,

AYANT POUR OBJET UNE DEMANDE ADRESSEE A LA COUR , EN APPLICATION DE L ' ARTICLE 177 DU TRAITE CEE , PAR L ' EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL ET TENDANT A OBTENIR , DANS LE LITIGE PENDANT DEVANT CETTE JURIDICTION ENTRE

ARTHUR BURTON

ET

BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD

Objet du litige

UNE DECISION A TITRE PREJUDICIEL SUR L ' INTERPRETATION DE L ' ARTICLE 119 DU TRAITE , DE L ' ARTICLE 1 DE LA DIRECTIVE 75/117 DU CONSEIL , DU 10 FEVRIER 1975 , CONCERNANT LE RAPPROCHEMENT DES LEGISLATIONS DES ETATS MEMBRES RELATIVES A L ' APPLICATION DU PRINCIPE DE L ' EGALITE DES REMUNERATIONS ENTRE LES TRAVAILLEURS MASCULINS ET LES TRAVAILLEURS FEMININS ( JO L 45 , P . 19 ) ET DES ARTICLES 1 , PARAGRAPHE 1 , 2 , PARAGRAPHE 1 , ET 5 , PARAGRAPHE 1 , DE LA DIRECTIVE 76/207 DU CONSEIL , DU 9 FEVRIER 1976 , RELATIVE A LA MISE EN OEUVRE DE L ' EGALITE DE TRAITEMENT ENTRE HOMMES ET FEMMES EN CE QUI CONCERNE L ' ACCES A L ' EMPLOI , A LA FORMATION ET A LA PROMOTION PROFESSIONNELLE , ET LES CONDITIONS DE TRAVAIL ( JO L 39 , P . 40 ), AU REGARD DU PAIEMENT D ' UNE INDEMNITE DE DEPART VOLONTAIRE ,

Motifs de l'arrêt

1 PAR ORDONNANCE DU 16 JANVIER 1981 , PARVENUE A LA COUR LE 4 FEVRIER SUIVANT , L ' ' EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL ' A POSE , EN VERTU DE L ' ARTICLE 177 DU TRAITE CEE , TROIS QUESTIONS PREJUDICIELLES RELATIVES A L ' INTERPRETATION , AU REGARD DU PAIEMENT D ' UNE INDEMNITE DE DEPART VOLONTAIRE , DE L ' ARTICLE 119 DU TRAITE , DE L ' ARTICLE 1 DE LA DIRECTIVE 75/117 DU CONSEIL , DU 10 FEVRIER 1975 , CONCERNANT LE RAPPROCHEMENT DES LEGISLATIONS DES ETATS MEMBRES RELATIVES A L ' APPLICATION DU PRINCIPE DE L ' EGALITE DES...

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23 practice notes
  • Paolo Vergani v Agenzia delle Entrate, Ufficio di Arona.
    • European Union
    • Court of Justice (European Union)
    • 12 May 2005
    ...de Trabajo y Seguridad Social, Madrid, 1990, pp. 406 et seq. 44 – Case C-271/91 Marshall II [1993] ECR I-4367, paragraph 19. 45 – Case 19/81 Burton [1982] ECR 554; and Case 151/84 Roberts [1986] ECR 703. 46 – Case 152/84 Marshall I [1986] ECR 723, paragraphs 34 and 36; and Roberts, paragrap......
  • Pensionsversicherungsanstalt v Christine Kleist.
    • European Union
    • Court of Justice (European Union)
    • 16 September 2010
    ...to keep her employed until she reached the age of 65, i.e. until the normal pensionable age for men (see point 17 of this Opinion). 22 – Case 19/81 Burton [1982] ECR I-555, paragraph 9. 23 – The Court has already held this in Marshall (cited in footnote 3), paragraphs 32 to 34, and Beets-Pr......
  • North Western Health Board v Margaret McKenna.
    • European Union
    • Court of Justice (European Union)
    • 2 December 2004
    ...in the light of the wording and the purpose of the directive, in order to achieve the result sought by that act. 27 – . – See, for example, Case 19/81 Burton [1982] ECR 555, paragraph 8; Case C-262/88 Barber [1990] ECR I-1889, paragraph 10; Nimz, paragraph 8; Case C-476/99 Lommers [2002] EC......
  • Livia Balestra v Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale (INPS).
    • European Union
    • Court of Justice (European Union)
    • 17 October 1996
    ...- See Case C-262/88 Barber [1990] ECR I-1889, paragraphs 13 and 28; Case C-7/93 Beune [1994] ECR I-4471, paragraph 24, and, implicitly, Case 19/81 Burton [1982] ECR 555, paragraph 8 in conjunction with paragraph 12. (12) - See, for example, paragraph 16 of Barber, cited in footnote 11. (13)......
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  • Opinion of Advocate General Kokott delivered on 25 January 2018.
    • European Union
    • Court of Justice (European Union)
    • 25 January 2018
    ...women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ 2006 L 204, p. 23). 34 See, inter alia, judgments of 16 February 1982, Burton (19/81, EU:C:1982:58, paragraph 9); of 8 June 2004, Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund (C‑220/02, EU:C:2004:334, paragraph 36); and of 12 October 2010, Ingeniørfor......
  • Viktor Hlozek v Roche Austria Gesellschaft mbH.
    • European Union
    • Court of Justice (European Union)
    • 1 April 2004
    ...shall be entitled to enter into another employment relationship while retaining their rights under this social plan.’ 11 – Judgment in Case 19/81 Burton [1982] ECR 12 – Judgment in Case C-132/92 Birds Eye Walls [1993] ECR I-5579. 13 – Cited in footnote 12. 14 – The Commission refers in part......
  • Livia Balestra v Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale (INPS).
    • European Union
    • Court of Justice (European Union)
    • 17 October 1996
    ...- See Case C-262/88 Barber [1990] ECR I-1889, paragraphs 13 and 28; Case C-7/93 Beune [1994] ECR I-4471, paragraph 24, and, implicitly, Case 19/81 Burton [1982] ECR 555, paragraph 8 in conjunction with paragraph 12. (12) - See, for example, paragraph 16 of Barber, cited in footnote 11. (13)......
  • Opinion of Advocate General Sharpston delivered on 29 May 2018.
    • European Union
    • Court of Justice (European Union)
    • 29 May 2018
    ...C‑335/11 and C‑337/11, EU:C:2013:222, paragraph 72. 17 See point 31 above. 18 See point 11 above. 19 Judgment of 16 February 1982, 19/81, EU:C:1982:58. 20 Judgment of 9 November 1993, C‑132/92, 21 Judgment of 9 December 2004, C‑19/02, EU:C:2004:779. 22 See, to that effect, paragraphs 15 and......
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3 books & journal articles
  • Evidence from CJEU case law
    • European Union
    • Evaluation on the application of Directive 79/7/EEC on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters
    • 3 October 2019
    ...dismissal and falls to be considered under Directive No 76/207 ’. 65 60 Case C-19/81, Arthur Burton v British Railways Board , ECLI:EU:C:1982:58. 61 Council Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access ......
  • Annexes
    • European Union
    • Evaluation on the application of Directive 79/7/EEC on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters
    • 3 October 2019
    ...CJEU case law Case 80/70, Gabrielle Defrenne v Belgian State, 1 [1971] ECR 445. Case C-19/81, Arthur Burton v British Railways Board, ECLI:EU:C:1982:58. Case C-151/84, Joan Roberts v Tate & Lyle Industries Limited, ECLI:EU:C:1986:83. Case C-152/84, Marshall v Southampton and South-West Hamp......
  • Implementation of the directive by member states
    • European Union
    • Evaluation on the application of Directive 79/7/EEC on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters
    • 3 October 2019
    ...of pay was considered objectively linked to the different pensionable age. 300 Case C-19/81, Arthur Burton v British Railways Board , ECLI:EU:C:1982:58. 301 Case C-328/91, Secretary of State for Social Security v Evelyn Thomas and others , & Case C-92/94, Secretary of State for Social Secur......

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