In a further article on the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations, 2006, we show how well established phrases and practices can suddenly become grounds for indirect age discrimination. How can you
avoid such a claim?
Published 05.10.2006
An employee who was labelled “a pensioner” because of his age and placed “in the relegation zone” has been awarded £340,000 in compensation by the tribunal. These are both no-nos, but where else did
the employer go wrong?
Published 30.11.2023
An older employee who was called “Yoda” by his colleagues has successfully convinced the tribunal that he suffered age discrimination. However, it wasn’t the nickname that was problematic. So why was
the force with him on this one?
Published 25.02.2013
One of our subscribers is considering making some redundancies. It’s been suggested that their selection process should be based on “last in, first out” (LIFO). This sounds fair enough, but could it
land them in hot water?
Published 07.02.2013
A male employee who was called “Gramps” by his colleagues for a number of years has been awarded over £63,000 by the tribunal. Why did this nickname end up costing the employer so much money?
Published 24.03.2016
According to recent research, age is rapidly becoming the main discrimination-related grievance amongst UK employees. So what are the key risk areas that you should be aware of?
Published 30.10.2008
An older person has applied for a job but their skills and experience far exceed your requirements. Can you reject them simply on the basis that they are overqualified or is that asking for trouble?
Published 03.11.2016
Abbey National was recently ordered to pay an ex-employee £2.8 million for discriminating against him during its redundancy selection process. The award may still be reduced, but what’s the other
hidden risk you need to be aware of?
Published 14.01.2010
When age discrimination legislation was introduced, it was thought that the use of “LiFo” as a redundancy criterion would be discriminatory. This has now been clarified following a recent High Court
decision. How can this case help you?
Published 05.02.2009
The tribunal has awarded a 63-year job applicant £3,000 simply because the employer told him that it was “looking for a much younger person” to fill the job vacancy. Why was this wrong?
Published 08.11.2018