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AGE DISCRIMINATION BLOG


Original thoughts, comment and analysis on age discrimination law, population and ageing issues.

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Retiring the Default Retirement Age (DRA): what has been the impact?

August 14, 2014

The Default Retirement Age was abolished in 2011. What has been the impact on employment of over 65s? We've crunched the numbers and discovered something fascinating...

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Are older workers taking jobs from the young? Not according to this analysis

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Are older workers taking jobs from the young? Not according to this analysis

August 11, 2014

Increasing the employment levels of older workers has no detrimental impact on the employment levels of younger workers, according to a recent report into the labour market.

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Fact checking the Daily Mail: over 60s in employment

August 4, 2014

Has the number of over 60s in employment "grown substantially"? Have older workers received big pay increases?

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An age old issue: old age issues

November 28, 2013

What will be the effect of ageing on the future of work?

Dramatic fall in age discrimination claims

July 26, 2012

Official figures show that the number of age discrimination claims brought against employers has plummeted over the past 12 months. 

Older people in Britain are more concerned about age discrimination than their European neighbours

May 25, 2012

Age discrimination cuts boths ways as older people admit to "negative feelings" towards those in 20s.

Older People’s Commissioner for Wales speaks out on government shelving of elimination of age discrimination in the provision of goods and services

March 2, 2012

Ruth Marks MBE, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, has expressed her significant disappointment and concern at the lack of progress on implementing the protection from age discrimination in the provision of goods and services.

A retrospective - youths bore brunt of recession

February 16, 2012

We analysed ONS data to see what effect the recession had on the employment and unemployment levels of different age groups.

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Should we abolish the National Minimum Wage for young people?

February 9, 2012

With youth unemployment continuing to rise, we need drastic measures to solve this crisis. Could abolishing the National Minimum Wage for younger people help?

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Eurofound study: impact of the recession on age management policies

February 7, 2012

The economic crisis did not have a negative effect on older workers. In fact, most showed increased older worker employment.

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Should age discrimination be a criminal offence?

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Should age discrimination be a criminal offence?

August 25, 2011

Criminal sanctions for discrimination do not exist in the UK. But in other countries, they can be common. We discuss whether this is a measure that policymakers in the UK should think about, and discuss about age-based hate crimes.

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Age discrimination claims will continue to rise and peak at nearly 15,000 a year by 2015

July 7, 2011

Employment Tribunal data shows a clear upwards trend in the number of claims. We think this will peak.

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Forced retirement of police officers with over 30 years service may be age discrimination

May 7, 2011

In order to save costs, polices forces across the country are being told to retire forcibly some of their most experienced officers. But such a move may be age discrimination.

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Age discrimination and increasing the unfair dismissal qualifying period to two years

April 5, 2011

According to our research, the Coalition's key employment law proposal will have a disproportionate impact upon older workers.

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Latest Employment Tribunal statistics show age discrimination is set to become second most common claim brought by employees

April 1, 2011

The latest Ministry of Justice and Tribunal Service statistics show that age discrimination claims continue to rise.

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The Regulations that will repeal the Default Retirement Age have now been finalised

March 4, 2011

The Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 will phase out the Default Retirement Age.

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Abolishing the Default Retirement Age: a closer look at the Government's consultation

August 23, 2010

The Government believes that phasing out the Default Retirement Age will impact four area. We give our view.

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37% rise in age discrimination claims

July 8, 2010

New employment tribunal statistics show a significant rise in the number of age discrimination claims submitted.

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