Michael Buerk, the broadcaster, has criticised female news readers andtelevision presenters who complain of ageism, arguing those given jobs “because they look nice” cannot protest when they later lose them. Buerk, 68, said he felt it was “fair enough” for television executives to get rid of older employees, in a process he likened to “pruning…
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This is an appeal from the ET to the EAT. For a summary of the original ET case, click here. Facts Mr Jessemey was employed by Rowstock Ltd on 5 March 2008. He turned 65 years old on 17 January 2010. A year later, a Director of the company – Mr Davis – told him that…
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Viewing entries tagged Ageism Age discrimination is the most widely experienced form of discrimination in Europe, according to research by Age UK. 35% of people across 28 European countries say they have experienced age discrimination. The boss of Worcester-based-Temple Bar says that the FSA’s retail distribution review jeopardises The Equality Bill, which will makes age…
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A London council is planning to introduce two year tenancies for all single people aged under 25. Barnet is proposing to bring in the rule for new tenants from April as part of a shake up of its housing allocation policies. The blanket restriction comes despite government directions to the social housing regulator, the Tenant…
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More than a third of all older people have experienced perceived age discrimination, with better educated but poorer retired men most at risk, new research has found. The situation worsens with age, as just over 26 per cent of people between 52 and 59 felt victimised compared to 37 per cent of those aged between…
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Viewing entries in This is Somerset The Pensions Bill will ban forced retirement at 65, which campaigners have welcomed as a significant boost against age discrimination. It will also help hundreds of thousands of people save for their retirement but faces opposition from the IoD.
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Viewing entries tagged International Employers in Kenya will no longer be able to force older workers to retire if a new Bill passes. Comment The current retirement age in India is 60 years old. An economist has warned that it is “inevitable” that it will have to increase. Comment According to Polish finance minister Marian…
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A former senior NHS boss who was kicked out of his job a month before he became eligible for a pension worth up to £1 million yesterday took his bid for compensation to the Court of Appeal. Nigel Woodcock, 53, former chief executive of North Cumbria Primary Care Trust, says the only reason his employment…
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Viewing entries tagged Speedo A 61-year-old man who claims he was fired from his Jones Beach lifeguard job of 40 years because he refused to wear a Speedo for the yearly swim test is suing the state of New York for age discrimination.
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Viewing entries in The HR Director Age discrimination is the most widely experienced form of discrimination in Europe, according to research by Age UK. 35% of people across 28 European countries say they have experienced age discrimination.
