Serial litigant's age discrimination case thrown out of appeals court

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:18:00 GMT

Serial litigants have been dealt a blow after a tribunal ruled job applications must be genuine before a claimant can suffer statutory discrimination. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled in the

Case of the week: Keane v Investigo and others

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:05:00 GMT

Keane v Investigo and others Facts M E Keane is an experienced accountant, now aged 51. Over a short

Equality Bill amendment on default retirement age is scrapped again

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:50:00 GMT

An Equality Bill amendment calling for the

Retirement age decision not due until summer, warns Lord Young

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:21:00 GMT

Any announcement on the future of the default retirement age (DRA) will not be made until the summer, the government has said. Speaking at an Employers Forum on Age (EFA) conference in London yesterday (10 February),

Stigma of discrimination claim makes offending employer liable if victim cannot find work

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:17:00 GMT

Employees who have suffered discrimination are entitled to receive 'stigma damages' because they will undoubtedly struggle to find new work, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In the case of Chagger v Abbey National (2009)

Default retirement age: Why we need to keep it

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:40:00 GMT

A few generations ago the healthy life expectancy of anyone reaching 65 was just a handful of years, but those retiring today can hope to live for 20 years or more. Such progress is fantastic, and also forces us to rethin

Former Countryfile presenter Miriam O'Reilly sues BBC over sex and age discrimination

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:43:00 GMT

A former Countryfile presenter is alleging sex and age discrimination against the BBC after being dropped from the rural affairs programme. Miriam O'Reilly, 52, was one of four women in their 40s and 50s told in No