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B. F. Cadman v Health & Safety Executive (C-17/05)
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B. F. Cadman v Health & Safety Executive (C-17/05)

Judgment of 3 Oct 2006law://eu/cjeu/2005/c-17-05/para_34@2026-11-11

34By adopting that position, the Court acknowledged that rewarding, in particular, experience acquired which enables the worker to perform his duties better constitutes a legitimate objective of pay policy.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-17/05 · ECLI:EU:C:2006:633
Decided: 3 Oct 2006
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Court of Appeal (England and Wales) (Civil Division) (United Kingdom)
Applicant: B.F. Cadman
Defendant: Health & Safety Executive
Rapporteur: N. Colneric
Advocate General: M. Poiares Maduro
Bench: 13 judges
V. Skouris, P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans, A. Rosas, R. Schintgen, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, J. Klučka, U. Lõhmus, E. Levits, A. Ó Caoimh, L. Bay Larsen
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62005CJ0017

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Interprets 1: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions
Cited by 7: K and Others v Tesco Stores Ltd (C-624/19); Adelheid Krah v Universität Wien (C-703/17)2 provisions; Georg Stollwitzer v ÖBB Personenverkehr AG (C-482/16)2 provisions; Nadežda Riežniece v Zemkopības ministrija and Lauku atbalsta dienests (C-7/12)2 provisions; Margaret Kenny and Others v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Others (C-427/11)2 provisions; Sabine Hennigs v Eisenbahn-Bundesamt and Land Berlin v Alexander Mai (C-297/10, C-298/10)2 provisions; David Hütter v Technische Universität Graz (C-88/08)
Cites 15: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Susanna Brunnhofer v Bank der österreichischen Postsparkasse AG (C-381/99); Hilde Schönheit v Stadt Frankfurt am Main and Silvia Becker v Land Hessen (C-4/02, C-5/02); 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 to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions; A. G. Lawrence and Others v Regent Office Care Ltd, Commercial Catering Group and Mitie Secure Services Ltd (C-320/00); Council Directive 97/80/EC of 15 December 1997 on the burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex; Council Directive 75/117/EEC of 10 February 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women; Maria Kowalska v Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (C-33/89); Bilka - Kaufhaus GmbH v Karin Weber von Hartz (170/84); Kathleen Hill and Ann Stapleton v The Revenue Commissioners and Department of Finance (C-243/95); J.P. Jenkins v Kingsgate (Clothing Productions) Ltd (96/80); Council Directive 98/52/EC of 13 July 1998 on the extension of Directive 97/80/EC on the burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Gisela Rummler v Dato-Druck GmbH (237/85); Edeltraud Elsner-Lakeberg v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (C-285/02); Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (Text with EEA relevance)