The phrase "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" was not age discrimination (nor was it religion or belief discrimination).
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The phrase "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" was not age discrimination (nor was it religion or belief discrimination).
A failure to investigate a Breakfast Supervisor's complaints of age discrimination was, in itself, age discrimination.
Various references to an individual's age during a process to dismiss him were age discrimination.
Calling a 50-something year old employee "Gramps" was banter but was also age discrimination.
Two sisters were the victims of direct discrimination after they were treated less well than their older, male colleagues.
An enhanced redundancy scheme that tapered down to zero at age 65 was not justified.
This case relates to the retirement age for cricket officials.
A retirement age of 70 years old for judges was objectively justified.
An experienced teacher brought claims of unfair dismissal and indirect age discrimination on the basis that she was forced out of her role due to the cost of her employment compared to the cost of employing more junior teachers.
Government wins test case that could have had major implications for public sector pay.
An employer has to pay nearly £700k after admitting age discrimination
This is a test case in relation to police compulsory retirement under the A19 procedure.
Comments that an employee was to be replaced by a "young, fit blonde" were age discrimination.
Mr Shiret, a 55 year old banker, was made redundant but his 35 year old colleague kept his job. Was this age discrimination?
Reducing hours of older worker was age discrimination
An ET upholds a Parking Adjudicator's age discrimination claim over his retirement.
Calling an 18 year old a “teenager” was, despite being factually accurate, an age discriminatory comment as it was used in a derogatory way.
The ET finds no discrimination when decision maker didn't discriminate, but was influenced by others who might have discriminated.
Refusing employment to 77 year old man because normal insurance provider wouldn't cover him was age discrimination.
A cut off of 55 for PHI payments was direct and indirect age discrimination.