Only a third of workers think that they will work until they are over 65 and just one in ten believes they will still be working in their 70s, according to research by Croner, the UK’s leading provider of workplace information and consultancy services, part of Wolters Kluwer.The survey, which questioned almost 1,400 UK working…
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Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of ageism after branding a veteran Labour MP a “dinosaur”. He told Dennis Skinner people should not visit the Natural History Museum to see the ancient beasts, but “come to the House of Commons” instead. Mr Skinner – who has often tangled with the PM – gave a…
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Viewing entries tagged Government review Organisations will no longer be able to give employees notice of retirement under DRA provisions and will need to objectively justify any compulsory retirement age still in place to avoid age discrimination claims. With the Chancellor George Osbourne due to unveil the budget next week, Age UK have released a…
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Liberal Democrat MP, Greg Mulholland, Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People and former Liberal Democrat spokesman for Older People has welcomed the launch of a consultation by the Equalities Office on how the ban on age discrimination in the NHS, set out in the equality act 2010, will be implemented.…
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A major revamp of adult social care law in England and Wales is needed to ensure fairer access to services, the Law Commission says. The government advisory body said the current framework, covered by more than 40 laws, was “outdated and flawed”. Instead, it said there should be a single piece of legislation so people…
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The CBI commented on the Government’s announcement today (Thursday) that the Default Retirement Age (DRA) will be phased out from April next year. John Cridland, CBI Deputy Director-General, said: “The decision to abandon the DRA leaves business with many unresolved problems, and the Government’s timetable to scrap it will give companies little time to prepare.…
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School pupils have been banned from a Coventry supermarket after problems with shoplifting. Youngsters under the age of 17 are being turned away from the Tesco Express store opposite Ernesford Grange School after complaints about theft and staff intimidation. The move has angered many parents and pupils who said it is unfair to ban every child. Mum Debbie…
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The Dutch equal opportunities commission CGB made 221 rulings last year, with age discrimination accounting for 24% of the upheld complaints, the organisation said on Thursday. Most of the age-related complaints came from people aged 50 to 69. Very few people over the age of 50 successfully find work if they have lost their jobs.…
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Medic 'a victim of smear campaign': Tribunal hears claims of age discrimination — age discrimination
A TOP doctor was the target for a smear campaign after accusing his bosses of discrimination, a tribunal heard.Dr Arthur Speight had hoped to extend his career beyond normal retirement age in 2007 but his application to County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust was turned down.But when he told trust bosses that he would…
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Viewing entries tagged Justification Tomas Horgan and Claire Keegan – two members of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) – claim that they suffered indirect age discrimination by being put on lower salary scales than colleagues who started prior to 2011. Comment
