Viewing entries tagged Charlotte Smith Former Countryfile presenter Charlotte Smith was dropped from the show because she was not “young and pretty” enough to pass the primetime test, a tribunal heard today.
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Viewing entries tagged Minister for Older People A campaign for a dedicated minister for older people received a boost today after national newspaper the Daily Express joined the movement and launched its own “crusade”. Comment
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Viewing entries tagged Grey power At first glance there would seem to be few similarities between Jilly Cooper, Vivienne Westwood, and Professor Richard Dawkins. And that, so the charity WRVS says, is the point of its report on the 66 best examples in the UK of men and women over 66.
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Viewing entries tagged Czech Republic Some 34 percent of Czechs have encountered age discrimination when looking for a job or right at work, daily Pravo writes Wednesday, quoting the figures from a poll conducted by the Profesia.cz portal. The latest poll by polling institute STEM shows that many Czechs still believe discrimination to be rife…
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Viewing entries tagged Grey hair A new breed of ‘grey panthers’ has emerged – the phrase refers to those women who embrace their full heads of grey hair while maintaining high-climbing careers. A woman is claiming that was fired over her refusal to dye her silver locks.
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Viewing entries tagged Outsourcing In order to hire more Indian staff in the U.S. for India’s top outsourcing companies, allegations have come up stating the visa misuse and age discrimination for the recruitment which has become a negative backlash which has to be dealt with.
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Viewing entries tagged Employment Tribunal Managers at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading reportedly terminated Eileen Jolly in January 2017 after she failed to properly use a computer system. Comment The Government is to appeal against a decision that a transitional pension scheme applicable to judges was age discriminatory. Berkeley Group has reached an out–of–court…
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Viewing entries tagged Election Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used remarks at a women’s leadership conference in Boston to push to end age discrimination. She seeks selection as the Labour candidate for Nuneaton (currently Conservative held). Anna Dyer, 63, has lodged a civil claim for £18,000 against the party at Glasgow Sheriff Court, citing…
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Viewing entries tagged Default retirement age Our population is ageing and the workforce growing greyer, with Wednesday’s jobs data showing the number of over-65s in employment continuing to rise. Pensions Minister Steve Webb is “determined” to tackle age discrimination. Unemployed people in their 50s are finding their desperate hunt for a job ‘made worse’ by…
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Viewing entries tagged Aviation Considering how flexible staff need to be in today’s transitory employment scene, it’s pleasing to note that many top quality employers are not averse to taking on older workers experienced in totally different industries.
