Viewing entries in The Daily Mail Candidates applying for jobs can suffer age discrimination simply by promoting characteristics associated with older people, according to new research. A former pensions advisor to Tony Blair has been appointed as the Government’s new ‘Older Workers’ Champion’, amid growing concern over the number of over 50s left on the…

The Default Retirement Age (DRA) is to be phased out this year, the government has confirmed. It means employers will no longer be allowed to dismiss staff just because they have reached the age of 65. The Department for Business said that as well as benefiting individuals, “the freedom to work for longer will provide…

Age discrimination is not what it used to be. I think. The problem is I don’t so much get senior moments these days as senior minutes, hours, even weeks, and it may be that I’m misremembering, to quote someone whose name is on my lips but… But let’s get serious, while there is still time…

Older voters could hold the key to the outcome of the general election, research commissioned by the charity Age UK suggests. Researchers at De Montfort University predict that four out of 10 potential voters will be older than 55. A “grey majority” is expected to turn out to vote in more than 300 constituencies, including…

Workers are planning to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the abolition of the default retirement age, according to new research by insurer Canada Life Group. Over a third of employees think they will work past the age of 65, but this statistic will force employers to bear the implications of having an older…

The average award for age discrimination claims has risen by nearly £20,000 since last year, bringing the average to nearly three times that in 2009/10, according to Tribunal Service statistics. Successful age discrimination cases resulted in an average payout of £30,289 for the year ending 31 March 2011, the highest average discrimination award, followed by…

An experienced TV weatherman has sued CBS broadcasting for sex and age discrimination claiming his job applications were ignored purely because he isn’t a 20-something and female. Hunter, who has been a weatherman for Fox5 in San Diego, sued the broadcasting giant in Los Angeles last week.  However CBS claims Kyle Hunter’s complaint is frivolous…

Gurkha veterans lost a high court test case battle with the Ministry of Defence over pensions today. Soldiers who retired before 1 July 1997 accused the MoD of discriminating against them on the grounds of nationality and age. Pension rules were altered in 2007 to give Gurkha soldiers pension rights equal to their UK counterparts.…

We could soon see the beginning of a new age for older people, as the government launches a consultation on how to bring age discrimination legislation into force. This is a long-awaited move. The true test of its success will be the extent to which these new laws result in a change in public attitudes…

The world is undergoing a demographic revolution. We are witnessing the dividends of improving healthcare and living standards in rising longevity across the globe. The number of people over the age of 60 is expected to increase (pdf) to 2 billion by 2050, from about 600 million in 2000. This change will be most dramatic in…