Emile Ratelband – the Dutch 69-year-old who wanted to be legally recognised as being 49 years old – has lost his case. A few weeks ago we reported this story. There has now been a judgment. The court rejected Mr Ratelband’s case. It was not convinced by Mr Ratelband’s arguments that it should create new…

Governments must promote more and better job opportunities for older workers in order to protect both living standards and the sustainability of public finances, according to an OECD report. A new OECD report, “Working Better with Age”, says that the employment of older workers is vital if prosperity is to be maintained. More and better…

Singapore will raise both its retirement and re-employment ages, but by how much is yet to be decided. The announcement was made by Manpower Minister Josephine Teo on 5 March after a workgroup formed of private sector, trade union and Government representatives came to an agreement. What happens now? Although no details on when or…

The government of Australia has released its federal budget for 2018/19, with older Australians set to benefit from a raft of new policies, including 14,000 new home care packages and improved funding for mental health care in residential aged-care facilities. There are two measures that will directly affect those who work: increase of the work…

This summary of age discrimination law in Mauritius has been prepared by Erriah Chambers: www.erriahchambers.com Overview Protection from discrimination is laid down in Article 16 of the Constitution of Mauritius which prohibits all forms of discrimination.  The Constitution defines “discriminatory” as affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions…

The Workplace Relations Commission rejected the employers argument that for “health and safety” reasons they could not employ anyone aged over 65 years of age. Bus driver James Maloney accepted a job driving for charity “Ability West”, an organisation which provides residential and respite care services to disabled children and adults. The job was part…

A Dutch pensioner and self proclaimed “young god” has started legal proceedings to have his birthday changed from 11 March 1949 to 11 March 1969. He believes it will improve his chances both in the workplace and on Tinder. Emile Ratelband is a TV personality and something of a celebrity of his home country of…

This summary of age discrimination law in Venezuela has been prepared by D’Empaire Reyna Abogados, the Ius Laboris affiliate for Venezuela: www.dra.com.ve Overview There are several laws in Venezuela that enunciate the prohibition on discrimination among their provisions.  The Venezuelan Constitution enacts a general prohibition on discrimination practices based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation,…

Older people in countries with low levels of respect for seniors are at risk for worse mental and physical health as well as higher levels of poverty, the Orb Media study found. In a nutshell, older people become poorly by being treated poorly. Researchers also used global data to survey 150,000 people in 101 countries…

The latest age discrimination case from the US has highlighted the potential risks for employers who fail to prevent age-based harassment. “I never expected this” — Codie Rael Codie Rael worked across Southern California from November 1978 for various subsidiaries of Washington-based parent company Danaher but was forced to resign in October 2014. She claimed…