A job applicant who was asked for her age at the start of an interview has been awarded £4,250. Questions about age aren’t unlawful, so why did the employee involved in this case end up having to pay
compensation?
Published 07.09.2022
A female employee had been seeking compensation of £4 million after alleging she was hired for her looks and subject to four years’ sexual harassment. But she lost at tribunal. What was the main
reason behind this?
Published 01.06.2010
Unsuccessful job applicants will sometimes ask you for feedback following the interview process. But with the increase in discrimination claims, what steps can you take to protect yourself should you
receive such a request?
Published 20.04.2009
Until recently, all age discrimination cases had been won by older workers, but this has now changed. What’s the latest to be aware of?
Published 13.12.2007
To provide cover for an employee on maternity leave you hired a temporary replacement on a fixed-term contract. But she’s just announced that she’s also pregnant! As she knew this on accepting the
job, surely you can dismiss her?
Published 30.08.2011
An employer has been ordered to pay a former employee £900 because a manager asked her if she had Alzheimer’s when she made an administrative error. Why did the tribunal find that this question
amounted to age discrimination?
Published 15.01.2021
A 59-year old female employee who was told by a manager that she would be “better suited to a traditional” employer has won her tribunal claim for age discrimination. What is the problem with this
type of comment?
Published 10.10.2017
On October 1, the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations come into force, adding to a long list of groups who cannot be discriminated against. In the first of a series of articles we look at what you
need to do now.
Published 21.09.2006
Over the years many individuals have purposefully applied for jobs and then used discrimination laws to claim compensation, but the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has now put a stop to
this. What’s happened?
Published 22.09.2016
In January 2019 an 88-year-old secretary became the oldest person to successfully claim discrimination on the grounds of age at the tribunal. How did her employer get the law wrong?
Published 26.02.2019