Presenter wins age discrimination claim against BBC
Miriam O’Reilly, the former Countryfile presenter, has won her claim against the BBC for age discrimination and victimisation. The employment tribunal upheld her claim that the BBC’s decision to drop...
View ArticleOverview of the Equality Act 2010
INTRODUCTION The past 40 years have seen the introduction of statutes and regulations addressing discrimination in the fields of sex and race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and...
View ArticleDefault retirement and company share schemes
I was asked by the Financial Times newspaper to respond to a question on the abolition of the default retirement age and its effect on company share schemes. The question and my response to it appeared...
View ArticleAge discrimination claims against employers continue to rise
New statistics by HM Courts & Tribunals Service have revealed that from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, there was an 8 per cent fall in the number of claims brought to the employment tribunals, when...
View ArticleSupreme Court provides guidance for employers on justifying a compulsory...
In a landmark ruling in Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes, the Supreme Court has provided important guidance on the components needed to justify a compulsory retirement age (and in particular a...
View ArticleBan on age discrimination in goods and services comes into force on 1 October...
The ban on age discrimination in the provision of goods, services and facilities, introduced by the Equality Act 2010, will come into force on 1 October 2012. The new anti-discrimination law must be...
View ArticleWhat changes are happening to employment law on 1 October 2012?
The following changes, which will be relevant to employers, will be taking place on 1 October 2012: Ban on age discrimination in goods and services comes into effect This ban only applies to persons...
View ArticleA multi-generational workforce – planning for the future
On 12 March 2013, I spoke at a HR Forum organised by Deloitte to discuss issues that employers are beginning to find themselves confronted with following the removal of the compulsory retirement age in...
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