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Sash Window Workshop Ltd and another v King

A salesman's knowledge that he could be dismissed at any time did not mean he suffered considerable injury to feelings after his age discriminatory termination.

Games v University of Kent

An Employment Tribunal erred when it held a PhD requirement put applicants for a lecture position at a particular disadvantage

NSL v Miller

A finding of age related harassment was upheld on appeal.

Palmer v Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

It wasn't age discrimination for RBS to decline to offer a redundant employee a chance to change her mind about voluntary redundancy or redeployment.

Reynolds v CLFIS

The EAT says: don't just look at whether the decision maker discriminated - also those who might have influenced the decision maker.

Killen v Brunel Univeresity

The EAT overturned a ruling that an employee suffered age discrimination when a younger, less qualified person was appointed to a position in a redundancy situation.

Jessemey v Rowstock

The EAT decides that the Equality Act provides NO remedy for post termination victimisation.

Lloyd v BCQ

The EAT upheld the decision of an ET that an age discrimination claim centring around the contention that a benefit payable under an insurance contract was due to terminate at 65 was "a little short of absurd"

James v Gina Shoes Ltd

58 year old production manager told "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" wins age discrimination claim on appeal.

 

Gay v Sophos Plc

An employee who was unfairly dismissed, had not been subjected to age discrimination.

Compass Group v Ayodele

The EAT upholds an ET decision that that an employer should consider a request to work beyond retirement “in good faith”.