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  • Taheri v Aprite Ltd t/a Westway Nissan

    A serial litigant was rejected from an assessment centre due to his “abrasive” attitude and not because of his age. He was ordered to pay the employer’s full legal costs. Mr Taheri applied for a job at Westway Nissan, which ran assessment centres to evaluate their candidates. He was invited to attend. At the assessment…

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  • Alannah Davies v Susan Bradford, Stephen Bradford and Cara Bradford t/a “Quick Snack News Caerphilly”

    A claim of age-related harassment fails after there was no evidence to support any of the allegations. Quick Snack News Caerphilly is a family run partnership managed by Cara Bradford and operating out of Caerphilly train station. Alannah Davies began to work for Quick Snack News Caerphilly in May 2014 when she was 16 years…

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  • Allan v Oakley Builders and Groundwork Contractors Ltd

    An Employment Tribunal has said that “last in first out” is not an irrational method of redundancy selection. Joanne Allan joined Oakley Builders and Groundwork Contractors Ltd (“Oakley”) on 9 May 2016 as an Administrative Assistant. She was told in her interview that in the event of there being a redundancy situation there would be…

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  • West v Funky Owl Pub

    A job advert that said a pub was looking for staff “between the ages of 18 and 25” was both direct AND indirect age discrimination. Mrs West worked as a bar person at a pub called the “Red House” in Liverpool that was owned by Funky Owl Pub (Holdings) Ltd. She started work on 17…

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  • Heskett v Secretary of State for Justice

    The EAT has considered whether “absence of financial means” is capable of justifying indirect age discrimination. Mr Heskett worked as a probation officer. Because of funding cuts, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) made changes to the rate at which certain Probation Officers progressed up a salary scale. The changes meant that it would take someone…

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  • Retirement age in China: latest 5 year plan proposes an increase

    The retirement age in China is currently 60 for men and 55 for women. The Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced last week that it will be drawing up a plan for delaying the retirement age as part of China’s new 2021-2025 “Five-Year Plan”. The plan has not been released in detail…

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  • Adewale v London Borough of Barking and Dagenham — age discrimination

    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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  • LATEST AGE DISCRIMINATION CASES — age discrimination

    Viewing entries tagged Indirect discrimination A job advert that said a pub was looking for staff “between the ages of 18 and 25” was both direct AND indirect age discrimination. Comment The EAT has considered whether “absence of financial means” is capable of justifying indirect age discrimination. Comment A Catholic Primary School did not have…

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  • Elliot v Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman — age discrimination

    A claim for direct age discrimination in relation to a ‘pension age cap’ policy in a voluntary redundancy payment succeeded. Facts Mrs Elliot’s employment ended on her ‘voluntary exit’ (VE) from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) at the age of 64. The PHSO sought volunteers under its VE scheme as part of a…

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  • LATEST AGE DISCRIMINATION CASES — age discrimination

    Viewing entries tagged Pensions The application of the compensation cap to reduce the pensions of those below normal pension age gave rise to unlawful age discrimination. Comment A claim for direct age discrimination in relation to a ‘pension age cap’ policy in a voluntary redundancy payment succeeded. 1 Comment There was no age discrimination when…

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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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