Mr Beck was a German 42 year old employed as Head of Marketing at CIBC.  In March 2008 his line managers presented a restructuring proposal to CIBC management outlining a plan to reduce the marketing team headcount by 9 people.  Mr Beck was one of the individuals they proposed be made redundant.  This restructuring proposal also set out…

Mrs Sturmey worked for Weymouth and Portland Borough Council (“WPBC”). Mrs Sturmey would become entitled to an immediate pension upon reaching 55 years of age. As part of a reorganisation, WPBC made a number of redundancies. Mrs Sturmey was dismissed by reason of redundancy 11 days before her 55th birthday. Mrs Sturmey brought a claim…

Greater protection for young people has been called for after a survey found half of youngsters had suffered discrimination because of their age. The ICM poll for the Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) questioned 7-17 year-olds and found almost half (49%) have experienced unfair treatment because of their age. More than a quarter –…

The Court of Appeal has upheld an earlier decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (further details and the facts of the case can be found here). In brief, Mr Homer was arguing that the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s decision had been wrong due to the approach it took to “particular disadvantage”. He argued that the Employment…

If someone thinks they have suffered unlawful discrimination at work because of their age – or any other protected characteristic (e.g. sex, race, disability) – they can sue the discriminator.  The same applies to discrimination in employment, education, health and providing goods and services.  If the victim’s claim is successful, the discriminator will have to pay compensation.…

A tribunal has ruled that a law firm did not unlawfully discriminate on age grounds when it reformed its partner pension scheme – even though the extent of partners’ losses depended on their age. This is the first reported decision in which the test of justification under the Age Regulations has been considered in any…

A preacher who sacked a woman from his dry cleaning business after she took an age discrimination case against him has been ordered to pay her nearly £25,000.  Anna Stirrup was fired from her job at Summers Dry Cleaners in Cookstown last year — just three weeks after her boss was ordered to pay out…

The ECJ held that a collective agreement which fails to take into account professional experience acquired with another airline company in the same group does not constitute age discrimination. The facts Tyrolean Airways (“Tyrolean”) and Lauda Air were wholly owned subsidiaries of Austrian Airlines. All three entities had collective agreements governing the terms and conditions…

Research by the organisation, which looked at the views of 2,000 people, found that one in six people had been discriminated against because of their age.In total, over a third of those questioned said they had faced discrimination when applying for a job or promotion.Denise Keating, chief executive, Employers Forum on Age said: “Whilst many…

An employee dismissed one day before his 65th birthday succeeded in his age discrimination claim. Facts Mr Plewes worked as a production operative in a pork plant. His contract said the date of retirement was the day before his 65th birthday. Mr Plewes made a request to his employer to continue working from his 65th…