ageist

02

Jan

2023

Length of Service Redundancy Criteria Ageist, ET Rules

Emma-Louise Hewitt's picture

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

A redundancy process that includes length of service or seniority as a selection criterion is always likely to be vulnerable to challenge on ageism grounds. In one case, an international travel operator fell into precisely that trap (Irving v TUI...

16

Dec

2020

Employer pays high price for putting pressure on worker to retire

Emma-Louise Hewitt's picture

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Those who do hard physical jobs may find things more challenging as they get older but that is no excuse for employers to put pressure on them to retire. An employer who did just that had findings of unfair dismissal and age discrimination made...

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