agediscrimination

02

May

2023

Age Discrimination, Redundancy and the Burden of Proof – Guideline Ruling

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Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Where an older employee is treated less favourably than a younger one in a similar position, the burden shifts onto the employer to prove that age discrimination had no effect on its decision-making. An Employment Tribunal (ET) made that point in...

01

Aug

2022

Veteran Supermarket Worker's Summary Dismissal Did Not Fit the Offence

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Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

When dealing with allegations of gross misconduct, an employer may conduct an entirely reasonable investigation and disciplinary process. However, as one case showed, the final – and perhaps most important – question in a decision-maker's mind must...

11

Dec

2020

Succession Planning Good, Age Discrimination Bad – EAT Ruling

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Written by Sydney Mitchell

Any organisation that does not have an effective system of succession planning in place must face an uncertain future. As a ruling of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) underlined, however, it is all too easy for such arrangements to be infected...

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