Category: age discrimination

R (Incorporated Trustees of the National Council on Ageing (Age Concern England)) v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform – WLR Daily

Posted March 9th, 2009 in age discrimination, EC law, law reports, retirement by sally

R (Incorporated Trustees of the National Council on Ageing (Age Concern England)) v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Case C-388/07); [2009] WLR(D) 82

“National rules allowing compulsory dismissal at retirement age and non-recruitment of persons of retirement age were not contrary to Community law provided that they were justified by legitimate social policy objectives and were appropriate and necessary for achieving such objectives.”

WLR Daily, 6th March 2009

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Regina (Incorporated Trustees of the National Council on Ageing (Age Concern England)) v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform – Times Law Reports

Posted March 9th, 2009 in age discrimination, EC law, law reports, retirement by sally

Regina (Incorporated Trustees of the National Council on Ageing (Age Concern England)) v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Court of Justice of the European Communities

“European member states could lawfully provide in their employment legislation for certain kinds of differences in treatment on the ground of age if those differences were objectively and reasonably justified by a legitimate aim such as employment policy, but the member states had the burden of establishing, to a high standard of proof, the legitimacy of the aim relied on as a justification.”

The Times, 9th March 2009

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Air traffic firm ruled ‘ageist’ – BBC News

Posted February 27th, 2009 in age discrimination, news by sally

“The air traffic control service Nats has been found guilty of age discrimination by refusing to recruit trainee controllers older than 35.”

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BBC News, 27th February 2009

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Regina (British Medical Association) v General Medical Council – Times Law Reports

Posted January 19th, 2009 in age discrimination, law reports by sally

Regina (British Medical Association) v General Medical Council

Queen’s Bench Division

“There could be no legitimate expectation that a policy would be continued once it it had become known that it was unlawful.”

The Times, 19th January 2009

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Claims against ageism at work triple in a year – The Guardian

Posted December 8th, 2008 in age discrimination, news by sally

“As Selina Scott settles with Channel Five, new figures show discrimination cases rose to 3,000.”

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The Guardian, 7th December 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Selina Scott wins £250,000 in Channel Five ageism row – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 8th, 2008 in age discrimination by sally

“Selina Scott, the television presenter, has been awarded a six-figure settlement from Channel Five after launching an age discrimination claim.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Selina Scott takes Channel Five to employment tribunal over ageism claim – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 21st, 2008 in age discrimination, news by sally

“Selina Scott is taking Channel Five to an employment tribunal over claims that it rejected her as a newsreader because she was too old.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Action against suspected ageism is not ageism, rules EAT – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 4th, 2008 in age discrimination, news by sally

“If an employer dismisses an employee on suspicion of age discrimination, that in itself is not age discrimination, an Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd November 2008

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Selina Scott to sue Channel Five for age discrimination – The Guardian

Posted September 1st, 2008 in age discrimination, media, news by sally

“Selina Scott is set to sue Channel Five, claiming she was lined up as maternity cover for Natasha Kaplinsky on Five News but was discriminated against for being too old.”

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The Guardian, 1st September 2008

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Opinion: Anti-discrimination laws need to be made consistent – The Lawyer

Posted July 28th, 2008 in age discrimination, belief discrimination, disability discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, special report by sally

“The European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently gave judgment in Coleman v Attridge Law (2008). In so doing, it clarified the remit of the Framework Directive (2000/78/EC), which was adopted in November 2000 to combat discrimination in the workplace on grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.”

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The Lawyer, 28th July 2008

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Solicitor fights ‘ageist’ law firm which forced him to retire at 65 years old – The Times

Posted July 14th, 2008 in age discrimination, law firms, news, retirement by sally

” A solicitor who was forced by his law firm to retire at 65 will lodge a test appeal today, claiming that he was the victim of age discrimination.”

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The Times, 14th July 2008

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Court fight centres on retirement – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2008 in age discrimination, news, retirement by sally

“Employers across the UK could lose the right to make people retire at 65, as a result of a case being heard at the European Court of Justice.”

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BBC News, 2nd July 2008

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Johns v Solent SD Ltd – Times Law Reports

Posted June 27th, 2008 in age discrimination, EC law, law reports, stay of proceedings by sally

Johns v Solent SD Ltd

Court of Appeal

“Where there was a reasonable chance that the Court of Justice of the European Communities might decide a case pending before it so as to give a plaintiff a good claim in the English courts, the sensible answer was to stay the hearing of the claimant’s case so that it would not be snuffed out before the European Court decision became known.”

The Times, 27th June 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Law ‘will ban age discrimination’ – BBC News

Posted June 26th, 2008 in age discrimination, news by sally

“The government is to bring forward new legislation to outlaw all forms of age discrimination, the BBC has learned.”

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BBC News, 25th June 2008

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NHS age discrimination to be tackle with Equalities Bill – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 23rd, 2008 in age discrimination, health, news by sally

“Age discrimination is to be outlawed in a bid to prevent pensioners being denied NHS treatment and patronised by doctors because of their age.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2008

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European test case could give over-65s the right to stay at work – The Guardian

Posted June 16th, 2008 in age discrimination, news by sally

“A test case on age discrimination which goes to the European court of justice in Luxembourg early next month could open the way for employees in Britain to insist on working past 65.”

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The Guardian, 16th June 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Discrimination: Is it time to extend the age laws? – The Guardian

Posted May 29th, 2008 in age discrimination, news by sally

“Are the age discrimination laws working, and should they be extended, asks Audrey Williams.”

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The Guardian, 29th May 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Law firms still confused over age laws – The Times

Posted March 12th, 2008 in age discrimination, law firms, news by sally

“Eighteen months and two cases on, lawyers are still unsure how age discrimination rules apply to them.”

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The Times, 12th March 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Teenager wins age discrimination claim – The Times

Posted March 4th, 2008 in age discrimination, news by sally

” A 19-year-old woman who claimed that she was sacked for being too young has been awarded more than £16,000 in compensation after winning a ground-breaking case against her former employer.”

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The Times, 4th March 2008

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Policy review after judge forced to retire wins age bias case – The Guardian

Posted January 23rd, 2008 in age discrimination, judiciary, news, retirement by sally

“A part-time judge, forced to retire after reaching the age of 65, has won an unprecedented age discrimination claim against the lord chancellor, Jack Straw, and could get up to £200,000 compensation if the Ministry of Justice does not let him return to sit as recorder.”

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The Guardian, 23rd January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk