Doctors, nurses and carers could face disciplinary action for addressing patients or care home residents as “dear” or “chuck” without permission in a drive to improve standards of dignity. The recommendation comes in a wide-ranging report by a commission of senior NHS managers, charities and council chiefs designed to stamp out neglect and abuse in…
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Viewing entries tagged IVF A childless couple who were refused NHS fertility treatment are suing the Health Secretary for age discrimination. Too young to have IVF: 24-year-old Andrea Heywood fights against age discrimination and her right to fertility treatment The NHS may have to scrap controversial age limits for IVF to avoid the threat of…
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Viewing entries tagged Horse racing Racing pundit John McCririck insisted today that he had played the part of a “pantomime villain” and claimed he had never been ordered to tone down his on-screen style. Horse racing pundit John McCririck today launched a £3m age discrimination claim against his former employers, Channel 4. Former horse racing…
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Viewing entries tagged Skills gap Research from Robert Walters and Totaljobs revealed that 41% of over 50 year olds say there is a lack of promotion and career development opportunities available their current workplace. Comment
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A German law providing older fixed term workers with fewer legal protections than their younger counterparts was unlawful age discrimination. Although the German government had a legitimate aim – the vocational integration of unemployed older people – the way in which it had sought to achieve that aim (by excluding those over a particular age…
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Viewing entries tagged Ageing The pensioner and self proclaimed “young god” believes it will improve his chances both in the workplace and on Tinder. Comment 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. Comment A new…
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Viewing entries tagged Mortgage Aviva’s quarterly Real Retirement Report finds that almost a third of pensioners claimed that they were pushed into retiring earlier than they would have liked by their employer, highlighting the levels of age discrimination still evident in the workplace.
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Viewing entries tagged Consultation The consultation outlines the government’s intention to end age discrimination in the provision of goods and services and to encourage action to improve access to insurance products. Lord Taylor of Holbeach told the House of Lords that the changes would not be ‘rushed in’ and that it was likely to be…
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Viewing entries tagged Philippines The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the Philippines has urged workers to report those companies that violate age discrimination laws. 4 Comments An anti-age discrimination law that will prohibit employers from imposing arbitrary age limitations will soon come into force. An organisation looking after the welfare of overseas Filipino…
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Viewing entries tagged Equality Bill The boss of Worcester-based-Temple Bar says that the FSA’s retail distribution review jeopardises The Equality Bill, which will makes age discrimination unlawful in the provision of products and services in 2012, as it disadvantages older IFAs. In the horse trading between the Government and Opposition that took place in the…
