LATEST AGE DISCRIMINATION CASES — age discrimination
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A 14-year-old schoolgirl who was sacked for being “too young” has won an age discrimination claim.
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Stopping PHI payments when an employee reached 65 years of age was not age discrimination.
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Ms Anne Giwa Amu v Department for Work and Pensions: 1600465/2017
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It was indirect age discrimination to effectively ban part-time work, according to an Employment Tribunal.
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An Employment Tribunal dismissed a “half-hearted” age discrimination claim brought alongside another claim. The claimant wanted to “raise the ante”.
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A job applicant who was described as not the “best fit” for a role despite scoring highest in the interview process has succeeded in a claim for direct age discrimination.
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There was no evidence that a 55 year old woman was not appointed for a role because of her age.
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An Employment Tribunal found no evidence of direct age discrimination, indirect age discrimination, or harassment.
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An employee was subjected to a campaign on age-related harassment. The individual harasser was required to pay £50,000 compensation.
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An Employment Tribunal has found that the University of Oxford’s policy of mandatory retirement at 68 years old could not be justified.
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An Employment Tribunal awarded £27k after a menopausal woman suffered an awful campaign of age-related harassment.
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A man did not suffer age discrimination when his application to be a Criminal Investigator was rejected.
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Asking the date of an example given when answering an interview question was not direct age discrimination or age-related harassment.
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A comment that someone was “too old” could be age-related harassment.
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A claim for direct age discrimination in relation to a ‘pension age cap’ policy in a voluntary redundancy payment succeeded.
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Previous “sham” redundancy involving an older employee was not evidence of age discrimination.
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There was no age discrimination when a 60 year old was denied entitlement to a payment which would have enhanced his pension.
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There was no evidence that a young female Polish worker was subject to direct age discrimination or age-related harassment.
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A serial litigant was rejected from an assessment centre due to his “abrasive” attitude and not because of his age. He was ordered to pay the employer’s full legal costs.
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Telling someone to “grow up” was not direct age discrimination.
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