Age Discrimination in UK Law
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Age discrimination: hitting the headlines
Age discrimination has featured in the news multiple times this month. Acas published new guidance on age discrimination at work, and an 88-year-old medical secretary, Eileen Jolly, became the olde...
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Comparators in Age Discrimination
Donkor v Royal Bank of Scotland UKEAT/0162/15 considered the appropriate comparator in direct age discrimination cases. Mr Donkor’s employer, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), underwent a rest...
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Age discrimination – the great pensions imponderable!
Age discrimination is a notoriously difficult area to address in the context of pension plans (which, by their very nature, provide benefits by reference to the age of an individual). Two recent UK...
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- Age Discrimination - Justification
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Can cost justify age discrimination in the UK?
The established view that cost considerations by themselves cannot justify age discrimination in the UK has been questioned in the recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) in Woodc...
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UK Court Decision on Objective Justification for Age Discrimination Claims
Long awaited judgment from the Court of Appeal focuses on the merits of the 'cost-alone' argument. The UK Court of Appeal released the much anticipated decision in Woodcock v. Cumbria Primary ...
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What protection do employees have against age discrimination in the UK?
Before the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations came into force in 2006, there was no specific protection for employees from discrimination on grounds of age. The law on age discrimination is now ...
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