As Labour prepares for a potential election win, experts warn that the issue of raising the UK’s state pension age could be a major challenge for a Labour government. A significant majority of voters across political lines oppose increasing the pension age, adding pressure to an already contentious issue. Experts have warned that deciding whether…
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A recent study titled ‘Beyond Numbers: Intergenerational Insights on Ageism’ conducted by Randstad India has found that 31% of employees in India face age discrimination at work, with experiences of ageism varying by age group, industry and gender. The data reveals that age bias is a pervasive issue across all age groups however finds that…
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Amid an economic downturn and regulatory pressures, Chinese tech giants are grappling with significant management challenges. These difficulties have led to extensive layoffs, disproportionately affecting employees in their mid-30s. The so-called “curse of 35” has been a persistent issue in China’s tech sector, with executives openly expressing a preference for younger, unmarried workers. This bias…
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The Centre for Ageing Better reports that narrowing the employment age gap could contribute an additional £9 billion annually to the UK economy. The Centre for Ageing Better has developed a “50+ Employment Commitment” urging political parties to commit to a brining the employment rate for people aged 50-64 above 75% and to 12% for…
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The current UK population is 67,081,000. How many people over 70 in the UK? There are 9,153,257 over 70s in the UK, according to ONS data (2020 midpoint, published June 2021). 13.6% of the UK population is aged over 70. However, the over 70s population of the UK is not spread evenly. Different regions have…
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HM Land Registry (“HMLR”) needed to make costs savings and so ran a voluntary redundancy and early retirement scheme. It had set £12m aside to cover this scheme, but it was oversubscribed and a selection process had to be carried out. In order to maximise their headcount reductions, HMLR selected only those whose entitlement under…
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In the US, an English tutoring company catering to Chinese students, iTutor Group Inc., has reached a settlement of $356,000 following an age discrimination dispute with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The case accused the company of employing application software that automatically discriminated against older job applicants based on their age. Age discrimination…
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A case brought by a senior Catholic police officer against the PSNI alleging religious and age discrimination has been settled. Superintendent Gerry Murray, 55, decided to take the case after he failed to get a job in the Professional Standards department two years ago. The case had been listed for hearing on Monday but did…
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A 14-year old schoolgirl was the victim of direct age discrimination when she was fired for being “too young”. It is thought that Hazel Cassidy is to be the youngest person in the UK to win an age discrimination claim. Facts Hazel Cassidy had just turned 14 years old when she applied for a Saturday…
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The government introduced new judicial pension arrangements through the Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015, which formed the New Judicial Pension Scheme (NJPS). All serving judges were transferred into the NJPS, which provided less valuable retirement benefits. However, under transitional provisions, serving judges who were within 10 years of normal pension age on 1 April 2012 were…
