Viewing entries in The Courier In Scotland, Professor Bernard King (64), who has already lodged a complaint of age discrimination, is now claiming he was victimised for acting as a “whistleblower” by raising complaints on behalf of staff
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Viewing entries tagged Talent Equalities minister warns that ageism within the corporation is annoying its viewers. The new Supreme Court risks wasting some of its best talent unless the judges’ retirement age is raised to 75, the chamber’s head said yesterday.
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Viewing entries in Blackpool Gazette Around 1,500 members of the National Pensioners Convention are expected to travel into town for the three day event being held at Winter Gardens. A long serving Conservative councillor in Blackpool has quit his party amid allegations of age discrimination.
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Viewing entries tagged Hiring A study shows that job seekers aged 50-years-old or more are up to three times less likely to be selected for an interview compared to younger applicants with less relevant experience. 1 Comment
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Viewing entries tagged Skills No Mister Bond, I expect you to get better IT skills. Employers practising age discrimination by failing to hire experienced staff could be missing out on adding huge value to their business, according to a recruitment services and training provider. The UK has experienced an unprecedented demographic shift, with the numbers…
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Viewing entries in The Bath Chronicle Although employment rates for senior citizens held up in the hard times and are now on the rise, and men and women are working longer before they retire, age discrimination in employment may persist as the number of jobless young people continues to grow.
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Viewing entries tagged dismissal Pak Wong, a former commercial director with Bovis Homes Ltd, has lost an age discrimination claim. Fifteen female international cabin crew who are alleging age and race discrimination on the part of their former employer, British Airways, will have their case heard today before the Employment Appeals Tribunal.
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Viewing entries tagged Redundancy A Tribunal accepted that comments made by a General Manager that “old workers like old football players need to leave so that it could bring in new blood otherwise the team would not be efficient” were age discrimination. Comment University criteria that restricted appointment to a post was justified indirect age…
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Viewing entries tagged Redundancy selection The Court of Appeal recently handed down Rolls Royce v Unite in which the legality of length of service criterion as part of a redundancy selection matrix was considered.
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An age cut-off for redundancy payments can be justified if pension provision adequately cushions the impact of financial loss. Facts Under BAE’s enhanced redundancy scheme, redundant employees were entitled to a redundancy payment based on a complex calculation dependent on length of service and age. Redundancy payments were calculated as follows: each of first the…
