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.
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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.
A finding of age related harassment was upheld on appeal.
An employee was dismissed 11 days before she was due to receive a pension.
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.
ECJ rules transitional pay arrangement that retained age based pay awards was justified.
Government wins test case that could have had major implications for public sector pay.
The EAT says: don't just look at whether the decision maker discriminated - also those who might have influenced the decision maker.
This is the second EAT decision in the well known and long running case of Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes.
Comment that individual was "not 25 anymore" did not taint dismissal with age discrimination.
An employer has to pay nearly £700k after admitting age discrimination
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.
The Court of Appeal clarifies an important point of law: post employment victimisation IS covered by the Equality Act 2010.
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.
What is the correct approach to take when identifying comparators in an age discrimination claim? The Court of Appeal has decided.
Danish law which gave 3 years pay to civil servants, but not those of pensionable age, was age discrimination.
Pension scheme that paid more to older people could be justified
Mr Shiret, a 55 year old banker, was made redundant but his 35 year old colleague kept his job. Was this age discrimination?
An appeal over a "shambolic" redundancy selection process fails. A terrible process does not mean that it is age discrimination.
Reducing hours of older worker was age discrimination