This case concerned the statutory right to request to stay on beyond retirement age and in particular paragraphs 2 and 5 of Schedule 6 of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. Facts R&R operated a normal retirement age of 65. Six months before his 65th birthday, R&R wrote to Mr Bailey and stated that he…
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For 30 years it has been used to test the fitness of officers who police riots and other outbreaks of serious public disorder. The so-called ‘shield run’ involves officers covering a distance of 500 metres in less than two minutes, 45 seconds while wearing full riot gear and carrying a shield. But when Inspector Diane…
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This ECJ decision relates to German mandatory retirement provisions. Facts German federal law stated that civil servants must retire upon reaching a specific retirement age, though left it to the various regions to determine what that retirement age should be. Land Hessen (a region in West-Central Germany) set the retirement age for its civil servants…
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Horse racing pundit John McCririck today launched a £3m age discrimination claim against his former employers, Channel 4. The 73-year-old claims he was sacked from Channel 4 Racing last October without any explanation because they wanted to hire someone younger. He is now suing the broadcaster and IMG Sports Media, which took over production of…
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A MALE primary school teacher has alleged he was the victim of sex discrimination after losing out on a job to a young woman. Glenn Telfer claims he was the top candidate for a permanent post at an Edinburgh primary after doing the job for several months and earning plaudits from parents and his boss.…
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Retirement can cause a drastic decline in health, according to a study released today. Research found that both mental and physical health can suffer, said the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Age Endeavour Fellowship, who claim the Government should help people work longer and raise the state pension ages. The study – Work Longer,…
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A federal judge threw out an age-discrimination suit brought by a United States Soccer Federation referee, reasoning that federal law does not protect referees as employees. Marcel Yonan, a referee and lawyer, claimed he was “first registered with the Federation in 1982 or 1983 and rose to the rank of ‘national referee’ in 1992, which…
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Viewing entries in Today online The Workers’ Party (WP) campaign aims to improve retirement, as age discrimination in the workforce has become a problem. It appears that ageism may be responsible for the rise in the number of redundancies and the difficulties faced by older Singaporeans trying to re-enter the workforce
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Viewing entries in European Commission Around one in six people in Europe claim to have personally experienced discrimination in the past year, according to a new opinion survey released by the European Commission today.
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On Thursday, Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) will introduce the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA), a bill aimed at reversing a 2009 Supreme Court decision that made it much harder for workers to prove they have been victims of age discrimination, a Congressional staffer told ThinkProgress. In its ruling in the…
