Jessemey v Rowstock

Post termination victimisation not covered by Equality Act 10 says ET.

James v Gina Shoes Ltd

58 year old production manager told "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" wins age discrimination claim on appeal.

 

Dixon v Croglin Estate Co Ltd

Gamekeeper who lost "his whole life" after being dismissed for being "set in his ways" wins £110k in age discrimination claim (including aggravated damages).

Gay v Sophos Plc

An employee who was unfairly dismissed, had not been subjected to age discrimination.

Hennigs v Eisenbahn-Bundesamt and Land Berlin v Mai

In these joined decisions, the ECJ has held that a term in a collective agreement which provides that the pay of a public sector employee is determined by reference to their age is unlawful.

Greer v Coulter

An 18 year old who was fired for claiming minimum wage was fired.

Walsh v Tewkesbury Borough Council

A decision to dismiss a 49 year old three months before his 50th birthday in order to avoid additional pension costs was direct age discrimination.

Fuchs and anor v Land Hessen

This ECJ decision appears to suggest that costs alone will not be sufficient to justify discrimination.

 

Compass Group v Ayodele

The EAT upholds an ET decision that that an employer should consider a request to work beyond retirement “in good faith”.

Lancaster v TBWA

A claimant lost an age discrimination claim which was based on the premise that the whole of the advertising industry is ageist.

Lycee Français Charles de Gaulle v Delambre

The EAT looks at the recommendations of a tribunal and rules that they were not overly broad. The judgment is worth a read, particularly for the Tribunal's comments about the Lycee's argument that "being French" was justification for the discrimination.

Mott MacDonald v Rivkin

Finding of age discrimination made on basis that witness had lied and that in those circumstances the employer could not, apparently as a matter of law, satisfy the law on the burden of proof.

O'Reilly v BBC

A 51-year-old female TV presenter suffered unjustified age discrimination when her programme was moved to a ‘primetime’ slot and she was replaced by younger presenters.