Viewing entries tagged Older workers 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 Older Americans tend to think remaining in the workforce is good for both the US economy and American workers. Younger…
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Oil giant BP has succeeded in preventing the public airing of comments from a senior in-house lawyer about lawsuits stemming from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, as part of a £14m age discrimination claim.
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Viewing entries tagged Direct discrimination Gary Hawkins, from Sutton Coldfield, was told his career at a dealership was over because of his advanced years Dawn Bailey was PA to Stephen Ball (59) but claims he announced four days after her 50th birthday that he wanted a “younger team”. As a general rule, when a claimant in…
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Viewing entries tagged Employment Pensions Minister Steve Webb is “determined” to tackle age discrimination. There are now at least 389,000 over-50s who can’t get a job. The Mail reported recently on the personal experiences of some of them.
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Viewing entries tagged Scotland A report from the Scottish Science Advisory Council (SSAC) shows the population is ageing at a faster rate in Scotland compared to the rest of the UK. Fertility, life expectancy at birth and net in-migration are all lower in Scotland. Comment The number of older women in employment in Scotland has…
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Viewing entries in Birmingham Post West Midlands Police has paid out more than £2.5 million to 207 officers who were forced into early retirement in a scheme which has since been declared unlawful age discrimination.
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Viewing entries in HR Grapevine British companies will need to retain their ageing talent as the number of people retiring over the next ten years may outnumber the number of people finishing education.
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Viewing entries tagged Study A major new study by Aviva has found that 37% of employees believe there is age discrimination in their workplace, but just 19% of employers are concerned about it. Comment A new academic report, co published by The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) explores the reflections, projections and interpretations of work…
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Viewing entries in Barbados Today Age discrimination does not get much media attention in Barbados. However, for a large segment of the Barbadian population, it is a reality being experienced for no other reason than the fact that they have reached a certain age.
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Viewing entries in EAT The EAT has considered whether “absence of financial means” is capable of justifying indirect age discrimination. Comment The Employment Appeal Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by the Government against a decision that transitional provisions in a judicial pension scheme were unlawfully discriminatory. Comment An Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld the appeal…
