Viewing entries in People Management Cambridge University has introduced a compulsory retirement age of 67 for its academics to promote “intergenerational fairness” and enable career progression. The move will not apply to any non-academic staff. Older workers have fared relatively well during this recession. That’s just as well, because with dwindling pension pots and increased…
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Mr Lancaster began employment as a Senior Art Director at marketing agency TBWA Manchester (TBWA) on 24 February 2003. In 2009, Mr Lancaster was put at risk of redundancy alongside the two other Senior Art Directors. The pool was assessed against selection criteria. Mr Lancaster was not consulted about the criteria. He received the lowest…
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Viewing entries tagged Teachers Teachers’ union the NASUWT has again warned that older experienced teachers are facing age discrimination. Comment Tomas Horgan and Claire Keegan – two members of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) – claim that they suffered indirect age discrimination by being put on lower salary scales than colleagues who started prior…
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Viewing entries tagged Dismissal An 88 year old woman has won an age discrimination claim. Comment Marcy Starnes, 52, claims that the movie theatre wanted “much younger persons”. Theatre managers also claimed that “only people who are 25 or 26 years of age know Excel”. The Tel Aviv District Labor Court last week ordered IBM…
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Viewing entries tagged Liberal Democrats According to the London Evening Standard, bosses will be given new powers to tell older workers they should consider retirement without fear of being accused of ageism under new plans unveiled. Liberal Democrat MP, Greg Mulholland, Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People and former Liberal…
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Viewing entries in Recruiter.co.uk A third of City employees said their employer was ‘very committed’ to gender diversity, but just 1 in 5 said their employer showed the same level of commitment to age diversity. With the default retirement age soon to be a relic of the past, DeeDee Doke discovers that the greater battle…
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Viewing entries in Northampton Chronicle Police are to push ahead with plans to force officers with 30 years or more service into early retirement, despite opposition from county officials and fears over breaching age discrimination legislation.
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Viewing entries tagged Miriam O’Reilly Michael Buerk criticises television presenters who complain of ageism, arguing those given jobs ‘because they look nice’ cannot protest when they lose them. She seeks selection as the Labour candidate for Nuneaton (currently Conservative held). Miriam O’Reilly, the presenter who won an age discrimination case against the BBC, has made…
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Viewing entries tagged Financial Services David Cameron says he will help protect people taking advantage of the government’s new pensions ‘revolution’ by appointing Dr Ros Altmann as minister for consumer protection. A third of City employees said their employer was ‘very committed’ to gender diversity, but just 1 in 5 said their employer showed the…
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Viewing entries tagged Northern Ireland Age discrimination protections should be extended to cover the provision of goods, facilities and services, according to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Comment More workers are facing age discrimination due to the rise in national minimum wage rates, a charity has claimed. There is no protection against age discrimination…
