Case Number
HCJ 6778/97
Date Decided
1-12-2004
Decision Type
Original
Document Type
Full Opinion
Abstract
Facts: The petitioner challenged the respondents’ recruitment policies, which restrict the age of job applicants to a maximum of thirty-five or forty. The petitioner argued that these policies were discriminatory on the basis of age and therefore unlawful. The respondents argued that the policies were required by the demanding nature of the work.
Held: In the absence of evidence justifying their policies, the Supreme Court held that the recruitment policies of the respondent were indeed discriminatory on the basis of age and therefore void.
Petition granted.
Keywords
Labor -- Discrimination
