Age discrimination blog — age discrimination

The economic crisis did not have a negative effect on older workers. In fact, most showed increased older worker employment.

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Criminal sanctions for discrimination do not exist in the UK. But in other countries, they can be common. We discuss whether this is a measure that policymakers in the UK should think about.

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Employment Tribunal data shows a clear upwards trend in the number of claims. We think this will peak.

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In order to save costs, polices forces across the country are being told to retire forcibly some of their most experienced officers. But such a move may be age discrimination.

According to our research, the Coalition’s key employment law proposal will have a disproportionate impact upon older workers.

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The latest Ministry of Justice and Tribunal Service statistics show that age discrimination claims continue to rise.

The Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 will phase out the Default Retirement Age.

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The Government believes that phasing out the Default Retirement Age will impact four area. We give our view.

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New employment tribunal statistics show a significant rise in the number of age discrimination claims submitted.