Some 34 percent of Czechs have encountered age discrimination when looking for a job or right at work, daily Pravo writes Wednesday, quoting the figures from a poll conducted by the Profesia.cz portal. Unlike the past, discrimination over sex is no longer the biggest handicap, Pravo writes. Now the black list is being led by…

Britain’s biggest airport car parking company, Purple Parking, has admitted age discrimination against its workers after it sacked dozens of them for being too old. Drivers at the company, which provides bus shuttle services and car chauffeuring at Heathrow car parks, were told they could no longer work over the age of 67 due to…

The FBU announced today that this marks the end of the litigation. The Court of Appeal found against the Government in December last year in relation to changes made to the pension schemes for judges and firefighters. The decision was that transitional provisions sheltering older individuals discriminated against younger workers and could not be justified.…

Viewing entries in Eturbonews.com 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. 

With rising state pension age, we have all been warned we will be working longer in the future. But that doesn’t bother Albert Billington, who is happy being one of Britain’s oldest workers. At 90 years old he shows he is still a very handy man to have around – working at DIY store B&Q.…

Viewing entries in Hollywood Reporter The claimant, who has chosen to remain anonymous, says in a lawsuit that “in the entertainment industry, youth is king” and that by divulging her secret, the website has cost her acting jobs.

Holiday companies and insurance firms will be able to avoid a ban on age discrimination, the Government has announced. There had been fears the Equality Bill would prevent tour operators such as Saga or Club 18-30 organising holidays for specific age groups. But junior equalities minister Michael Foster said a series of exceptions would be…

Labour politicians have criticised David Cameron for what they said were “disgusting and shameful” remarks about long-serving MP Dennis Skinner. In an answer to a question from the Bolsover MP in the Commons, Mr Cameron advised him “to take his pension”. Mr Skinner, who turned 80 earlier this year, has been an MP since 1970.…

Viewing entries in HR Magazine The University of Cambridge will continue to operate a retirement age. The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) has expressed concern over a sharp rise in the number of age discrimination claims and warns the figure is likely to continue rising. Statistics in a CIPD survey found older employees are given…

The number of age discrimination claims has increased by 164% to 2,900 in the three months to December 2010, compared to 1,100 the year before, an analysis of the latest data show. This trend is likely to continue particularly when you consider that the effects of the government’s public spending review cuts are now starting…