The decision is expected to clarify the extent to which costs can justify age discrimination.
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The decision is expected to clarify the extent to which costs can justify age discrimination.
A survey has revealed that China civil service is riddled with age discrimination (as well as discrimination on grounds of gender, education and health)
The IMDb age discrimination lawsuit just sprouted another wrinkle.
A total of 18 officers have lodged claims with the Employment Tribunal accusing West Midlands Police of age discrimination.
A musician who is suing a youth orchestra for placing age restrictions on a competition has officially complained about the judge handling his case - because he says he is too old.
Oil giant BP has succeeded in preventing the public airing of comments from a senior in-house lawyer about lawsuits stemming from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, as part of a £14m age discrimination claim.
The report found older people are offered a limited range of services in comparison. Local authority phone contact lines can also screen out older people needing home care without passing them on for a full assessment – which is unlawful.
Millions of older people without access to the internet may be suffering age discrimination at the hands of Britain's biggest energy companies, according to the regulator.
Marcy Starnes, 52, claims that the movie theatre wanted "much younger persons". Theatre managers also claimed that "only people who are 25 or 26 years of age know Excel".
Considering how flexible staff need to be in today’s transitory employment scene, it’s pleasing to note that many top quality employers are not averse to taking on older workers experienced in totally different industries.
The Patients Association highlights harrowing cases of pensioners being left starving or suffering in agony.
Union leaders are demanding urgent talks with Staffordshire Police Authority after a long-running pay dispute failed to be resolved.
Experienced advertising executive Tony Simms donned a sandwich board and has now been inundated with job offers.
Amendments to the Bermudan Human Rights Act will ban age discrimination and mandatory retirement.
Saheed Fijabi, a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives says that employers are harming the growth of their country by using age limits and allowing age discrimination.
Police bosses in Staffordshire could be hit by age discrimination claims unless the force’s pay structure is changed, an official report has claimed.
Two out of five people claim to have been shown a lack of respect because of how old they are.
Two powerful US actors’ groups condemned Thursday the main movie industry website over its policy of giving artists’ ages, saying it was facilitating ageism and age discrimination in the business.
According to the London Evening Standard, bosses will be given new powers to tell older workers they should consider retirement without fear of being accused of ageism under new plans unveiled.
The claimant, who has chosen to remain anonymous, says in a lawsuit that "in the entertainment industry, youth is king" and that by divulging her secret, the website has cost her acting jobs.