Mr Skipper began working for BP in 1988 and progressed to the position of Assistant General Counsel Exploration & Production Europe and Vice-President Legal. In 2007, BP began a reorganisation of their in-house legal function in order to improve competitiveness and streamline management. In April 2010, there was an explosion on BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig…

As Mirian O’Reilly celebrates victory in her age discrimination case against the BBC, a series of sensational emails have emerged that reveal the BBC’s panic over her ageism sacking. In a landmark ruling, a tribunal declared yesterday that senior executives were obsessed with ‘ethnic diversity’, ‘rejuvenation’ and attracting younger viewers when they decided to axe…

A captain of industry stunned his personal assistant when she turned 50 by allegedly telling her: ‘I need to trade you in for a younger model.’ Dawn Bailey claims she was forced out of her £75,000-a-year post with Lockheed Martin, one of the world’s largest defence firms. She was PA to Stephen Ball, 59, UK…

After at least seven years of training, many NQs and assistants, who have found themselves unemployed due to the downturn, are finding it hard to take that next critical step in their career. One hurdle for them to face is a relative lack of years of post qualification experience (“PQE”). A challenge for employers is…

BBC presenter Miriam O’Reilly was warned ‘to be careful with those wrinkles when high definition comes in’ just nine months before she was dropped from Countryfile, a tribunal heard today. The presenter, 53, is suing the broadcaster for sex and age discrimination after losing her job when the show was moved to a prime-time slot.…

BANGALORE, INDIA: In order to hire more Indian staff in the U.S. for India’s top outsourcing companies, allegations have come up stating the visa misuse and age discrimination for the recruitment which has become a negative backlash which has to be dealt with. Recently Infosys, one of the leading software companies in India was found…

Below is the speech given by Jacob Lazada on 1 August 2011 to the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing for the purpose of Strengthening the Protection of the Human Rights of Older Persons Good afternoon. I am Jacob Lozada, a member of AARP’s Board of Directors. I’m pleased to be here with all of…

Age UK have released a statement showing what they want to be included in the budget. It covers a few key areas and details are below. A budget for growth To support private sector growth, Age UK recommend four separate policies. They believe that these will help business respond to the opportunities that the growing…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used remarks at a women’s leadership conference in Boston to urge more female participation and, in a new comment for the former first lady, pushed to end age discrimination of women. The push from Clinton, which came largely unprovoked and in the last question of the Wednesday event, is…

Pensions Minister Steve Webb is “determined” to tackle age discrimination by helping older people reach their full potential and work for longer. He revealed his commitment to the cause yesterday while launching a report by the International Longevity Centre–UK (ILC-UK), which found that European Governments want higher levels of participation from older workers. According to…