Viewing entries tagged Australia Scott Morrison announced yesterday that the Government will no longer proceed with its plan to raise the age of pension access to 70. Comment Two new measures that will directly affect older workers in Australia: an increase of the work pension bonus and the subsidisation of wages for older workers. Comment…
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Viewing entries tagged Social Care MPs have suggested that social care could be funded by applying a new tax to the over 40s, but there has been a suggestion that it might worsen employment opportunities for older workers. Comment Michelle Mitchell, of the charity Age UK, described the recommendations as a “one-off opportunity to replace…
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Viewing entries tagged Millennials According to a study by the Royal Society for Public Health, ageism is the most common form of discrimination both in the UK and Europe. Sexism and racism are widely recognised and tackled, but ageism often goes unchallenged. Comment
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A LONG serving Conservative councillor in Blackpool has quit his party amid allegations of age discrimination. Hardhorn councillor Frank Turner, a true blue for 80 years, said he felt he had no choice but to switch his allegiance to the Labour group. He told The Blackpool Gazette he no longer felt valued within the Tory…
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Four out of 10 people aged over 65 are continuing to work in order to boost their income, a survey suggests. Around 40% of people who have reached the state pension age are continuing to work full-time or part-time, with the average person not expecting to fully retire for at least another five years. A…
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The EU directive covering age discrimination cannot be relied on to challenge a domestic law where the act complained of pre-dated the deadline for implementing the directive and the measure attacked was not introduced to implement an EU law. Facts Mr Bartsch worked for BSH in Germany. He died in May 2004. Under the terms…
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Viewing entries tagged Singapore Singapore will raise both its retirement and re-employment ages, but by how much is yet to be decided. Comment The Gerontological Society of America has published a report, “Longevity Economics: Leveraging the Advantages of an Aging Society” highlighting America’s changing age demographics and suggesting a number of policy priorities. Comment The…
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Fifteen female international cabin crew who are alleging age and race discrimination on the part of their former employer, British Airways, will have their case heard today before the Employment Appeals Tribunal. The workers, all supported by Unite, claim that they were dismissed soon after their 45th birthdays, the age imposed by the airline as…
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Viewing entries in News Letter Two of Northern Ireland’s finance minister Sammy Wilson’s most senior officials yesterday claimed in public that they are being subjected to age discrimination by his department.
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A Northern Ireland teenager has received compensation at an industrial tribunal after winning a case of age discrimination against her employer. Jenna Greer, was employed at Heather Coulter’s Alphreso Cafe at the Abbeycentre in Newtownabbey. Miss Greer was dismissed after she asked for entitlement to the minimum wage for turning 18. She was awarded over…
