Calling a 50-something year old employee "Gramps" was banter but was also age discrimination.
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Calling a 50-something year old employee "Gramps" was banter but was also age discrimination.
The EAT found an error in the ET's reasoning when looking at justification, so remitted the case for rehearing.
The EAT overturns a decision that a teacher suffered unlawful indirect age discrimination.
This case involved a director denied the opportunity to apply for voluntary redundancy.
The ECJ rules that it was not discrimination to withhold a 10% termination payment to a "young person" but make that payment to older persons.
The ECJ has ruled on a German pay scheme where those over 35 years of age received greater pay compared to younger colleagues.
Two sisters were the victims of direct discrimination after they were treated less well than their older, male colleagues.
Army rules require longer service for those who join as minors. Is this age discrimination?
EAT says the 'A19' policy which forced police officers to retire was not age discrimination.
Can a company claim it has suffered age discrimination. The EAT says "yes".
The Court of Appeal says that the mental processes of those who are not the decision maker should be considered.
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.
The EAT holds that a change to new terms after a TUPE transfer was a PCP.
The ECJ has found Austrian civil service pension law to be objectively justified.
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.
A retirement age of 70 years old for judges was objectively justified.
An Employment Tribunal erred when it held a PhD requirement put applicants for a lecture position at a particular disadvantage
The ECJ rules that an age limit of 30 for recruits as local police officers in Spain was unjustified age discrimination.
A pay scheme for Austrian civil servants which was amended because of age discrimination, was still age discriminatory.