By 2050, population experts say that the number of people over 60 years old will reach the 2 billion-mark worldwide, or more than one-fifth of the total global population. It is therefore necessary for nations to begin shoring up human rights documents that protect them from discrimination and start putting policies in place that ensure…
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Older job applicants are being advised to disguise O-levels on their CV because they may suffer age discrimination for holding old-style qualifications. Ros Altmann, the government’s tsar for older workers, said there were cases of older people altering their job applications after suffering “constant rejection”. O-levels, widely regarded as the gold standard in secondary level…
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A 60-year-old woman has filed an age discrimination complaint against a Madison-based group that advocates for senior citizens. The Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups fired Mary Jorgensen on July 12, according to the complaint being investigated by the Madison Equal Opportunities Division. The nonprofit coalition’s executive director, Nino Amato, on Friday denied any bias and…
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Celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred today launched a lawsuit on behalf of nine middle-aged cocktail waitresses who said they were fired for not looking sexy enough in their skimpy new uniforms. Ms Allred made a name for herself by representing high profile clients – everyone from Tiger Wood’s mistresses to the father of kidnapped Jaycee Duggard…
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Viewing entries tagged Netherlands The court said that he didn’t suffer age discrimination. Comment The pensioner and self proclaimed “young god” believes it will improve his chances both in the workplace and on Tinder. Comment New data suggest ageism rife in Nethlerlands. Most of the age-related complaints came from people aged 50 to 69.
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Actress Jenny Agutter has joined calls for an end to age discrimination against women in entertainment. The 58-year-old, who achieved fame while still a teenager playing Roberta in the film The Railway Children in 1970, and whose looks and cut-glass accent have kept her in starring roles ever since, said older women should be able…
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Viewing entries in Professional Pensions Employers must formalise their flexible retirement policies ahead of the abolition of the default retirement age or risk breaching age discrimination laws, JLT Benefit Solutions warns.
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The BBC should have been free to drop Miriam O’Reilly from Countryfile without attracting any accusations of age discrimination, according to comedian Rowan Atkinson, in a controversial intervention into the debate about the lack of older women on television. The 57-year-old Blackadder, Mr Bean and Johnny English star said – in a letter to Radio 4’s The…
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The European Court of Justice has decided that national laws on compulsory retirement at a particular age must be justified in order to be lawful. Facts The ruling came in case from Spain concerning a clause in a collective agreement which set a compulsory retirement age of 65. It provided that the retirement age would…
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The Commission’s inquiry into the home care system in England reveals disturbing evidence that the poor treatment of many older people is breaching their human rights and too many are struggling to voice their concerns about their care or be listened to about what kind of support they want. The final report of the Commission’s inquiry,…
