Former BBC One controller Jay Hunt has denied she hates women of a certain age at the tribunal of Miriam O'Reilly who is seeking compensation for alleged sex and age discrimination.
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Former BBC One controller Jay Hunt has denied she hates women of a certain age at the tribunal of Miriam O'Reilly who is seeking compensation for alleged sex and age discrimination.
Age is just a number—but age discrimination is rampant in Hollywood and for celebrities, age has a big influence on their paychecks.
In the US, a former Mayer Brown employee says that she was illegally fired by the firm because of unlawful age discrimination.
Former Countryfile presenter Charlotte Smith was dropped from the show because she was not "young and pretty" enough to pass the primetime test, a tribunal heard today.
When 55-year-old Stephen Clee came on for his local rugby club when one of its players was forced to sit out, he proved that age doesn't matter. But now he is at the centre of an age discrimination row after being told he is "too old" to play.
Workers being made redundant in their fifties and early sixties face the prospect of unwanted early retirement as Scotland stands on the brink of a new surge in unemployment.
Surrey Police has become the first force in England to make some officers with more than 30 years service retire in a bid to cut costs, but the Age and Employment Network said police plans for forced retirement amounted to "naked ageism".
The presenter, 53, is suing the broadcaster for sex and age discrimination after losing her job when the show was moved to a prime-time slot.
Employers must formalise their flexible retirement policies ahead of the abolition of the default retirement age or risk breaching age discrimination laws, JLT Benefit Solutions warns.
Proposed changes to pensions and retirement rules will make it more difficult for smaller firms to create jobs, according to the Forum of Private Business.
Heidi Klum's departure from Victoria's Secret brings up the question of age in the modeling industry: how old is too old to model?
Men and the elderly will be among the key beneficiaries under a strengthening of Australia's age discrimination laws.
With the default retirement age soon to be a relic of the past, DeeDee Doke discovers that the greater battle is to change both workers’ and employers’ attitudes to age and prevent age discrimination.
People aged over 50 are spending an increasingly large proportion of their income on basic items such as fuel and food, according to a new study.
A 60-year-old woman has filed an age discrimination complaint against a Wisconsin-based group that advocates for senior citizens.
Age UK is relieved to see that older people have not been punished too much by the Comprehensive Spending Review.
More southern workers plan to continue working after the default retirement age (DRA) than their northern counterparts, according to a report on ageing and retirement.
Gurkha veterans have lost the latest round of their legal battle with the Ministry of Defence over their Army pensions.
Most people would rather maximise their income than leave an inheritance from their pensions, according to research.
The Age is Just a Number campaign has teamed up older and younger people in the Caerphilly area to bridge the divide between the age groups, by using positive images.