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  • Connor and Dixon v Carpetright Plc

    Previous “sham” redundancy involving an older employee was not evidence of age discrimination. Mrs Connor and Mrs Dixon were both employed by Carpetright Plc in financial roles. Carpetright Plc announced that it was proceeding with a Company Voluntary Arrangement (a type of insolvency process). During this, it was proposed that the finance department would be…

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  • Government decides on “Deferred Choice Underpin” to fix public sector pensions after the McCloud judgment

    The government has announced its response to the McCloud judgment: deferred choice underpin. But what is it and what does it mean for pensions? The recent McCloud judgment upheld the age discrimination of reforms to the public sector pension schemes by the Government in 2014 and 2015. The amendments discriminated against younger workers. The decision…

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  • Adewale v London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

    A debt recovery officer employed by a local council failed to establish that his dismissal for absence constituted race, sex or age discrimination, or victimisation. Mr Adewale was employed by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham as a debt recovery officer. In 2016, a redundancy situation arose due to council budget cuts. Mr Adewale…

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  • R (on the application of Julie Delve and Karen Glynn) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (DWP) — age discrimination

    The Claimants, Ms Delve and Ms Glynn, are women born in the 1950s who have been affected by legislation implemented between 1995 and 2014 which equalised the state pension age (“SPA”) between men and women and raised the SPA from 65 to 66, 67 or 68, depending on age. This change to the law is…

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  • Li v Vision Security Group Ltd

    There was no age discrimination after the rejection of a 58 year old candidate who failed to thrive during an assessment day. Mr Li applied for a Security Controller role at Vision Security Group Ltd (“VSG”), part of the Mitie Group. At the time, he was 58. He had worked at JPMorgan for five years…

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  • Bowskill v Select Support Partnerships Ltd

    A comment that someone was ‘too old’ could be age-related harassment. Mr Bowskill was Managing Director of Select Support Partnerships Limited, a provider of care services. Mr Dalal was the ‘controlling mind’ of the organisation and he gave directions to Mr Bowskill. In September 2017 Mr Bowskill and Mr Dalal had a meeting. During this…

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  • World Health Organisation releases Global Report on Ageism

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with the United Nations (UN), has released its ‘Global Report on Ageism’ which highlights that key institutions, health, social and legal systems are impacted by ageism. The report includes the most effective strategies known to reduce ageism and provides three core recommendations for action. The timely 200-page report…

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  • Tumidajska v Alliance Personnel Ltd and Mr Bradbury

    There was no evidence that a young female Polish worker was subject to direct age discrimination or age-related harassment. Between 2008 and 2010, Ms Tumidajska was employed by Alliance Personnel Ltd as a Recruitment Consultant and was then redeployed as an Administrative Assistant In July 2013, she was reemployed  and in 2016 became a dedicated…

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  • Hughes v Pension Protection Fund

    This judgment concerns a claim by 25 claimants relating to the arrangements governing the payment of pensions under four pension schemes where the employer had become insolvent. They were the pension schemes for two airlines, BMI and Monarch Airlines, the Heath Lambert Group pension scheme and the Turner & Newall pension scheme. In summary, following…

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  • Medlycott v Department for Work and Pensions

    There was no age discrimination when a 60 year old was denied entitlement to a payment which would have enhanced his pension. Mr Medlycott was 60 years old. He worked at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as a Senior Operations Manager and was responsible for training healthcare professionals on the day to day…

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The court said that he didn’t suffer age discrimination.

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Managers at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading reportedly terminated Eileen Jolly in January 2017 after she failed to properly use a computer system.

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The House of Representatives in Nigeria approved a bill that will ban age discrimination against applicants to positions with Federal Government Agencies.

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The pensioner and self proclaimed "young god" believes it will improve his chances both in the workplace and on Tinder.

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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.

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A new report by the Centre for Ageing Better has called for employers to be more age-friendly and inclusive of those over 50 years of age.

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Scott Morrison announced yesterday that the Government will no longer proceed with its plan to raise the age of pension access to 70.

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A study by Aviva has found that more than half of over 50s feel unsupported at work and almost two thirds were planning to retire later than they thought they would a decade ago.

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An interesting study published in the British Journal of Psychology reveals the effect that makeup has on the perception of a woman’s age.

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61 per cent of Americans aged 45 or over said that they have seen or experienced age discrimination at work. Women, African-Americans and Hispanics were more likely to be affected.

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MPs have suggested that social care could be funded by applying a new tax to the over 40s, but there has been a suggestion that it might worsen employment opportunities for older workers.

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To mark the 50th anniversary of the US Age Discrimination in Employment Act coming into force, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a report into age discrimination at work.

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Labour market experts have called for enhanced protection against age at work ahead of the Taipei Ministry of Labor’s introduction of a draft act for the employment of middle-aged and elderly workers, set to be released before the end of this month.

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Former materials buyer Codie Rael was been awarded $31 million - $3m compensatory damages and $28m punitive damages – after being forced out in 2014.

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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the Philippines has urged workers to report those companies that violate age discrimination laws.

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A new study has suggested that there is a direct connection between how well we age and how we view old age. Those with a positive attitude toward old age are likely to live longer — up to eight years — than their more pessimistic counterparts. But how, as older people, we are treated by others also has a big impact.

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According to a study by the Royal Society for Public Health, ageism is the most common form of discrimination both in the UK and Europe. Sexism and racism are widely recognised and tackled, but ageism often goes unchallenged.

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According to reports, the Black Eyed Peas singer and star of The Voice UK has been hit with an age discrimination claim.

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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”.

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The Gerontological Society of America has published a report, “Longevity Economics: Leveraging the Advantages of an Aging Society” highlighting America's changing age demographics and suggesting a number of policy priorities.

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