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  • Parsons v Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Children’s Trust

    An age discrimination claim failed where no suitable comparators were identified and the alleged discrimination was based solely on the claimant’s tendency to take offence easily. Janette Parsons (Ms Parsons) started work with Birmingham City Council (the Council) and Birmingham Children’s Trust (the Trust) in June 2017. She was engaged on a temporary contract until…

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  • Ewart v University of Oxford

    An Employment Tribunal (“ET”) has found that the University of Oxford’s policy of mandatory retirement at 68 years old could not be justified. Professor Ewart worked as an associate professor in the department of atomic and laser physics at the University of Oxford. He was involved in developing new applications of laser technology which looked…

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  • Shanks v Heat Source Solutions Ltd

    It was direct age discrimination to take duties away from a Showroom Manager because it was “too much responsibility” for someone who was “only 21”. Ms Shanks began her employment with Heat Source Solutions Ltd in February 2018. She was employed as a Design Technician at the Clerwood Showroom. Ms Shanks had been given sole…

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  • Australian report identifies an increase in workers in their 50s being perceived as ‘older workers’

    A recent report commissioned by the Australian HR Institute and the Australian Human Rights Commission surveyed 604 HR professionals and business leaders and found the age at which workers are considered as ‘older’, is progressively getting younger. The release of the fourth employing and retaining older workers report in April 2021 provides insight into the…

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  • Senators in the US re-introduce POWADA legislation to fight age discrimination in the US

    A group of bipartisan senators have tried their hand again at introducing the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (“POWADA”), a proposal intended to strengthen age discrimination protections for older workers. This is not the first-time bipartisan lawmakers have pushed for the bill’s passing, as senators have been urging for POWADA to be passed, as…

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  • R (on the application of Julie Delve and Karen Glynn) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (DWP)

    Changes to the state pension age for women are not directly or indirectly discriminatory to women born in the 1950s. The Claimants, Ms Delve and Ms Glynn, are women born in the 1950s who have been affected by legislation implemented between 1995 and 2014 which equalised the state pension age (“SPA”) between men and women…

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  • Rashid v HMRC

    A man did not suffer age discrimination when his application to be a Criminal Investigator was rejected. Mr Rashid (who was 57) applied for the role of Criminal Investigator in the HMRC Fraud Investigation Service. In order to be successful, a candidate had to succeed at each stage of the process. Mr Rashid passed the…

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  • Crabb v Dr Timeyin t/a Thanet Road Surgery

    A woman was not dismissed because she was of “childbearing age”, meaning that she lost her claim of direct age discrimination. Ms Crabb began work at the Thanet Road Surgery as a receptionist/secretary on a part time basis in January 2015. She was employed on a fixed one-year contract because Dr Timeyin, who was the…

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  • Ramus v Fleur C Douetil

    There was no age discrimination when a bird keeper was dismissed after a meeting in which retirement was described as “a lovely option”. Mr Ramus worked for Mrs Douetil as a “Curator/Manager” at her estate from 1995 to 2017. Initially, he worked simply as a bird keeper of exotic wildfowl on the estate. In 2014,…

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  • Age hate crime bill proposed in Scotland

    Crimes committed against people because of their age will attract harsher sentences, if a new Bill in Scotland is passed. At the moment, only racially motivated crimes result in tougher sentencing, but a new law would extend it to other protected characteristics. Hate crimes If passed by Parliament, the Bill would provide for new “stirring…

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The court said that he didn’t suffer age discrimination.

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Managers at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading reportedly terminated Eileen Jolly in January 2017 after she failed to properly use a computer system.

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The House of Representatives in Nigeria approved a bill that will ban age discrimination against applicants to positions with Federal Government Agencies.

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The pensioner and self proclaimed "young god" believes it will improve his chances both in the workplace and on Tinder.

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New figures published by the Office for National Statistics have shown that, over the 2015-17 period, life expectancy stopped rising for the first time since records began.

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A new report by the Centre for Ageing Better has called for employers to be more age-friendly and inclusive of those over 50 years of age.

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Scott Morrison announced yesterday that the Government will no longer proceed with its plan to raise the age of pension access to 70.

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A study by Aviva has found that more than half of over 50s feel unsupported at work and almost two thirds were planning to retire later than they thought they would a decade ago.

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An interesting study published in the British Journal of Psychology reveals the effect that makeup has on the perception of a woman’s age.

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61 per cent of Americans aged 45 or over said that they have seen or experienced age discrimination at work. Women, African-Americans and Hispanics were more likely to be affected.

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MPs have suggested that social care could be funded by applying a new tax to the over 40s, but there has been a suggestion that it might worsen employment opportunities for older workers.

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To mark the 50th anniversary of the US Age Discrimination in Employment Act coming into force, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a report into age discrimination at work.

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Labour market experts have called for enhanced protection against age at work ahead of the Taipei Ministry of Labor’s introduction of a draft act for the employment of middle-aged and elderly workers, set to be released before the end of this month.

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Former materials buyer Codie Rael was been awarded $31 million - $3m compensatory damages and $28m punitive damages – after being forced out in 2014.

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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the Philippines has urged workers to report those companies that violate age discrimination laws.

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A new study has suggested that there is a direct connection between how well we age and how we view old age. Those with a positive attitude toward old age are likely to live longer — up to eight years — than their more pessimistic counterparts. But how, as older people, we are treated by others also has a big impact.

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According to a study by the Royal Society for Public Health, ageism is the most common form of discrimination both in the UK and Europe. Sexism and racism are widely recognised and tackled, but ageism often goes unchallenged.

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According to reports, the Black Eyed Peas singer and star of The Voice UK has been hit with an age discrimination claim.

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A campaign for a dedicated minister for older people received a boost today after national newspaper the Daily Express joined the movement and launched its own “crusade”.

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The Gerontological Society of America has published a report, “Longevity Economics: Leveraging the Advantages of an Aging Society” highlighting America's changing age demographics and suggesting a number of policy priorities.

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