Youth, Families and Sport Minister Glenn Blakeney outlined plans to amend the Bermudan Human Rights Act to outlaw age discrimination (and sexual orientation discrimination).
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Youth, Families and Sport Minister Glenn Blakeney outlined plans to amend the Bermudan Human Rights Act to outlaw age discrimination (and sexual orientation discrimination).
The new BBC director-general, George Entwistle, has told Miriam O'Reilly, the presenter who won a landmark age discrimination case against the corporation, that he wants her to return to screens in a prominent presenting role.
Millionaire venture capitalist Greg Hutchings fears he will fail in his expensive attempt to change the England Hockey Board's policy of allowing players to represent England in this year's Hockey Masters World Cup only in their own five-year age category.
Glenn Telfer claims he was the top candidate for a permanent post at an Edinburgh primary after doing the job for several months and earning plaudits from parents and his boss.
The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show 428,000 over-50s out of work.
Older workers are less likely than equally-qualified youngsters to be offered jobs because of widespread ageism in the British labour market, new research has found.
The latest poll by polling institute STEM shows that many Czechs still believe discrimination to be rife in the Czech Republic, with age discrimination considered to be the most serious problem.
Older people will continue to pay higher prices for insurance after ministers decided that age discrimination laws would not be applied to financial services.
Series of critical reports in past year have uncovered examples of elderly people suffering abuse and neglect at hands of carers
Most of the age-related complaints came from people aged 50 to 69.
A prominent employment lawyer announced that she is gearing up to challenge forced retirement in Israel.
She calls for dismantling of the barriers to the workforce for older people, how to deal with the $60bn in extra costs from the ageing population and life expectancy of Australians.
Too young to have IVF: 24-year-old Andrea Heywood fights against age discrimination and her right to fertility treatment
Berkeley Group has reached an out–of–court settlement worth £5m with one of founder Tony Pidgley's longest–serving lieutenants after the company was accused of age discrimination and unfair dismissal.
The report suggests that if we are serious about the need to tackle age discrimination, we need to increase opportunities for meaningful intergenerational contact.
Eight Birmingham schools have successfully opposed compensation claims for age discrimination by a teacher who complained his job applications were rejected because he was 55.
The number of interns over 25 is rising, but while maturity brings expertise – and benefits the economy – apprentices face a number of age-related issues, not least age discrimination.
Youngsters under the age of 17 are being turned away from the Tesco Express store opposite Ernesford Grange School in Coventry after complaints about theft and staff intimidation.
Cambridge University has introduced a compulsory retirement age of 67 for its academics to promote “intergenerational fairness” and enable career progression. The move will not apply to any non-academic staff.
Carl Johnson claimed to be a victim of age discrimination after election rival Chris Croft distributed leaflets which criticised him for his paucity of years. Labour candidate Johnson received 1,556 compared to Lib Dem Croft's 883.