This summary of age discrimination law in Mexico has been prepared by Basham, Ringe y Correa, the Ius Laboris member for Mexico: www.basham.com.mx. OVERVIEW Article 1, Paragraph 3 of the Mexican Federal Constitution (the Constitution) prohibits discrimination. As per Article 1, rights shall not be limited based on discrimination because of ethnic origin or nationality,…
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This summary of age discrimination law in France has been prepared by Capstan, the Ius Laboris member for France: www.capstan.fr OVERVIEW French discrimination law is constructed first and foremost on the basis of the principles of equality and freedom invoked in numerous fundamental constitutional and international texts. Many protected characteristics are set out in French…
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The US has seen some big age discrimination cases this year. We’ve covered below some of the most interesting ones we’ve seen. Seen any more interesting cases? Let us know in the comments. TJ Simers v The Los Angeles Times TJ Simers is an award winning sports journalist who worked for the LA times (owned…
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A job advert that said a pub was looking for staff “between the ages of 18 and 25” was both direct AND indirect age discrimination. Mrs West worked as a bar person at a pub called the “Red House” in Liverpool that was owned by Funky Owl Pub (Holdings) Ltd. She started work on 17…
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The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) have published “That Age Old Question”, a new report available here. The RSPH found that negative attitudes towards age start early, even from as young as 6 years old. These seeds of ageism can then grow over the years, strengthened by negative age-related stereotypes in the media, the…
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LIFO, or Last In First Out, is a method of redundancy selection that involves selecting employees for redundancy on the basis that those with the shortest service should be selected first. Because younger employees tend to have shorter service, there can be significant risks for employers if used as the sole criterion for redundancy selection.…
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Viewing entries tagged Indirect discrimination An employer’s progression policy could have disadvantaged older workers by asking for a PHD or equivalency, but it was justified. The age discrimination claim in this case would have failed anyway because there were no available promotion opportunities. Comment An oral surgeon who had qualified before 1993 and did not…
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Indeed, the sight of an old lady going about her daily routine is common to towns and cities across the country. But look closely and you’ll see there is something very different about these scenes – for the “elderly” woman is in fact Page 3 girl Peta Todd, 24, who agreed to be disguised as…
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A recent survey commissioned by Michael Page reveals that 30% of UK workers report they’ve faced discrimination in the workplace, yet a staggering 64% of them chose not to report it. Jackie Handy, an expert in inclusive leadership, points out that many employees fear repercussions if they report discrimination and will often opt to tolerate…
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According to a recent survey of 10,000 hiring managers, 42% of respondents admit to taking a candidate’s age into account when reviewing job applications. Notably, age bias extends to both Gen Z (aged 18 to 27) and senior (aged 60+) candidates, with 40% and one-third of managers acknowledging bias against these groups respectively. Methods used…
