http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbMon, 12 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/09/12/57940/tribunal-awards-which-discrimination-cases-attract-the-biggest-payouts.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/09/12/57940/tribunal-awards-which-discrimination-cases-attract-the-biggest-payouts.html While the latest Employment Tribunal Service statistics show that the average award for age discrimination claims nearlMon, 12 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/09/01/57909/average-age-discrimination-award-rises-by-20000.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/09/01/57909/average-age-discrimination-award-rises-by-20000.html The average award for age discrimination claims has risen by nearly £20,000 since last year, bringing the average to nearly three times that in 2009/10, according to Tribunal Service statistics. Successful age discriminatiThu, 01 Sep 2011 16:19:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/07/01/57739/age-discrimination-claims-up-by-one-third.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/07/01/57739/age-discrimination-claims-up-by-one-third.html Number of discrimination claims brought to employment tribunalFri, 01 Jul 2011 15:56:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/06/27/57723/legal-opinion-retirement-and-flexibility-in-the-future-workplace.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/06/27/57723/legal-opinion-retirement-and-flexibility-in-the-future-workplace.html One aspect of the proposed pension reforms, the need for people to work longer, has long been recognised. People are living longer, with life expectancy 10 years higher than it was in the 1970s. Pension pots, whether part of a public Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:11:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/06/20/57717/older-workers-neglected-over-training-and-performance-management.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/06/20/57717/older-workers-neglected-over-training-and-performance-management.html Employers should pay greater focus to the training and performance management of older workers or face falling foul of the law when the default retirement age (DRA) is phased out, says the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:25:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/05/06/57613/celebrity-chefs-gagging-order-over-discrimination-claims.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/05/06/57613/celebrity-chefs-gagging-order-over-discrimination-claims.html A "well-known celebrity chef" has obtained a temporary restricted reporting order to prevent the press from revealing the identities of people involved in claims brought against him by two former employees. The chef is facFri, 06 May 2011 13:06:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/04/05/57558/ex-bbc-worker-can-claim-belief-discrimination-for-views-on-broadcasters-higher-purpose.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/04/05/57558/ex-bbc-worker-can-claim-belief-discrimination-for-views-on-broadcasters-higher-purpose.html An employment tribunal has held that a former BBC employee's belief in the "higher purpose" of the broadcaster is a philosophical belief under discrimination legislation. Devan Maistry claimed that the BBC had unfairly disTue, 05 Apr 2011 14:25:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/01/14/57218/twelve-weeks-to-go-to-until-dra-abolition-are-you-prepared.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/01/14/57218/twelve-weeks-to-go-to-until-dra-abolition-are-you-prepared.html The abolition of the default retirement age (DRA) has been a long time coming. Sian Thomas, director of social enterprise organisation Synuron, examines why there have been calls to delay it and offers practical guidance on how to preFri, 14 Jan 2011 10:31:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/01/13/57202/government-confirms-abolition-of-default-retirement-age.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/01/13/57202/government-confirms-abolition-of-default-retirement-age.html The Government has confirmed that the Default Retirement Age (DRA) will be phased out from April this year, despite calls from business groups to delay the process. Currently, employers can use the DRA to compulsorily retirThu, 13 Jan 2011 13:03:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/01/12/57196/former-bbc-presenter-wins-ageism-claim.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/01/12/57196/former-bbc-presenter-wins-ageism-claim.html Former BBC Countryfile presenter Miriam O'Reilly has won her employment tribunal against the BBC on the grounds of ageism and victimisation but lost her case for sexism. O'Reilly, 53, was one of four women aged in their 40Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:48:00 GMT