Mr Berry, a man in his 50s, brought a large number of claims against recruitment agencies and employers complaining about job advertisements which suggested that they were targeted at younger people; for example by referring to the job being a “junior role”, suitable for “school leavers” or “recent graduates”. Mr Berry did not apply for…

Army rules require longer service for those who join as minors. Is this age discrimination? Child Soldiers International brought a claim to find out. Facts The Army Terms of Service Regulations 2007 (SI/2007/3382), as amended by the Army Terms of Service (amendment etc) Regulations 2008, sets the minimum period of service criteria for soldiers. Those…

Mr Rivkin was born on 21 July 1948 and is a highly qualified engineer. He began employment with Mott MacDonald in 2005. In 2009 there was a redundancy exercise and he scored the lowest in his pool. Mr Rivkin’s CV and other details were forwarded to other departments to see if they had any suitable…

This was a test case brought by four Administrative Officers (“AOs”) who work for HMRC in Merseyside and who are aged 32 and under. In 2006, 500 new AOs joined HMRC (as a result of a Government department reorganisation). Of these 500 employees, 80% were aged 32 and under. Most Government departments implemented a two…

Mrs McLean worked for Capita as a Solicitor working on a legal helpline. She was paid approximately £36,000 per annum. In 2008, the legal helpline lost a number of clients and was taken over by Forum law. In order to save costs, Forum law carried out a restructuring exercise which led to a number of…

Mr Seldon was a partner at the firm of solicitors Clarkson Wright and Jakes. In accordance with the terms of the partnership deed, he was compulsorily retired by Clarkson Wright and Jakes (the firm) at the end of the year following his 65th birthday. He brought a claim for unlawful direct age discrimination.  ET decision…

Viewing entries in The Sun As a recent shows 60% of the elderly report facing age discrimination, Peta Todd’s experience reveals the loneliness and invisibility of the elderly. The anti-ageism watchdog that fights age discrimination in the workplace employs FEWER older people than most of the firms it monitors, a study revealed yesterday.

This summary of age discrimination law in Panama has been prepared by Arosemena Noriega & Contreras, the Ius Laboris member for Panama: www.arnoco.com Overview Protection from discrimination is enshrined within the constitution of Panama. Article 67 of the Political Constitution of Panama, states: “Equal wages and pay shall always apply to equal work performed under…

Lets start here: Age discrimination is unlawful in the UK. However resorting to the law certainly won’t help even if policing this situation were a viable option.  That said how can we improve the way older people are perceived when it comes to finding work? I say “we” because even if you aren’t staring at those…

The furious mother of Olympic gold medallist Rhiannon Jeffrey has hit back at what she alleges is “age discrimination” against her daughter because of her relationship with a teenage swimming star. Seventeen-year-old Aucklander Justin Wright went to court last week to fight for the right to continue swimming competitively after his parents withdrew their authorisation…