Viewing entries in Law Society Gazette Jonathan Rayner writing in the Law Society Gazette discusses ageism and age discrimination in the legal sector. Telling someone that they must stop work merely because they have reached a particular birthday is a blatant form of age discrimination. This article by age discrimination expert James Davies discusses retirement…

What do these people have in common: Anna Ford, Selina Scott, Nick Ross? For one they are all former BBC presenters. For another they are all older people. Most importantly none is on television any more, allegedly because of their age.To their ranks you can add former Countryfile host Miriam O’Reilly, below. She is in…

The fact that it made front page news said it all. Julia Somerville being invited back to read the BBC evening news at the age of 63 shouldn’t warrant a mention. At least not in a world where your age doesn’t matter. But sadly, despite all manner of well-meaning initiatives and legislation, age discrimination it…

Research by Anglia Ruskin University and Cyprus University shows that job seekers aged 50-years-old or more are up to three times less likely to be selected for an interview compared to younger applicants with less relevant experience. Professor Nick Drydakis, Dr Anna Paraskevopoulou of the School of Business and Law, Anglia Ruskin University, and Dr…

In news from across the pond, the United States Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public briefing on Friday 11 June 2010 in Washington D.C. with a panelof experts to examine the recession, unemployment and the effects on older workers.The Commission will also investigate whether potential age discrimination by employers contributes to the increase…

Viewing entries in Employment Tribunal A Scottish ET has considered the level of compensation to be awarded when an employer does not give notice of intended retirement to an employee within the required timescales. This case was originally heard by an ET. An appeal against the ET’s decision was heard by the EAT in July…

Older people in Northern Ireland are challenging would-be assembly members to address age discrimination. They said they are not afforded the same legal protection as their counterparts in Great Britain or the Republic of Ireland. Anne O’Reilly, Age NI, said: “In NI, it is still legal to discriminate on the grounds of age, in relation…

The 65-year-old, one of the so-called golden girl presenters, along with Anna Ford and Angela Rippon, said the BBC should be allowed to employ whoever it wants in front of the camera regardless of age and looks. She said that if and when the time comes that “they don’t want us, well that happens” and…

Mrs Scarth worked as a Cleaning Supervisor. She worked 40 hours a week and was paid more than other cleaning operatives. On 22 June, Mrs Scarth was told by Mr Prime, the operations director, that savings needed to be made. He said that he would probably be reducing her hours from 40 to 10 a…

As the Pensions Bill makes its way through The Commons, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) releases a new survey demonstrating that older workers are often neglected when it comes to training and performance management. It highlights the need for employers to ensure they are managing the performance of all employees effectively, particularly…