Viewing entries by David Lawrence This article discusses how Covid-19 will continue to impact older people and the workplace over the longer term, and highlights the ways in which potentially discriminatory practices could occur. 1 Comment
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Viewing entries tagged Covid 19 This article discusses how Covid-19 will continue to impact older people and the workplace over the longer term, and highlights the ways in which potentially discriminatory practices could occur. 1 Comment Coronavirus is causing a worldwide shift towards working from home, widespread redundancies and layoffs, and a dramatic rethinking of…
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Viewing entries tagged Coronavirus This article discusses how Covid-19 will continue to impact older people and the workplace over the longer term, and highlights the ways in which potentially discriminatory practices could occur. 1 Comment Coronavirus is causing a worldwide shift towards working from home, widespread redundancies and layoffs, and a dramatic rethinking of business…
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Viewing entries tagged Vulnerable workers This article discusses how Covid-19 will continue to impact older people and the workplace over the longer term, and highlights the ways in which potentially discriminatory practices could occur. 1 Comment
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Employers risk age discrimination at several stages in the redundancy process: such as when selecting for redundancy, carrying out redundancy consultation, during the search for alternative employment and in the calculation of redundancy payments. Unfair dismissal, redundancy and age discrimination Employees generally need two years’ service to bring an unfair dismissal claim. But all employees…
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Mr Hörnfeldt began working for the Swedish postal services agency in 1989. For most of his employment, he worked just one day a week (although he wished to do more), but eventually he worked 75% of full time hours. He reached 67 on 15 May 2009 and, in accordance with the Swedish mandatory retirement “67-year…
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In the USA, the “ministerial exception” has been extended to apply to teachers. In a 7-to-2 decision, the Supreme Court extended the “ministerial exception” that excludes religious organisations from some employment laws. The Supreme Court said two teachers at parochial schools who wanted to dispute their dismissal fell within the category of employees who were covered…
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeal said the ban violated rights to free speech. In its judgment, the 9th Circuit of the US Appeal Court has ruled that it was an unconstitutional violation of free speech for the State of California to attempt to combat age discrimination by banning IMDb (and other similar sites) from…
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The hiring rate for those aged over 40 was significantly lower for those aged under 40. An economist hired by the EEOC concluded that there was a less than 1 in 10,000 chance of the company having the age demographic that they did. The EEOC’s office in Miami pursued the suit. Daniel Seltzer, the lawyer…
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A new report by the Government in India has warned about the impact of the country’s ageing population. The report “India’s Demography at 2040: Planning Public Good Provision for the 21st Century” is part of a larger Economic Survey authored by India’s Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian and his team of economists. It describes itself…
