Human Rights Commission report found ‘a third of people who had experienced age discrimination gave up looking for work as a result’
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Article from the Guardian argues that social attitudes and legal protection lag behind the changing demographics and our ageing population. Is it time for international action on age discrimination?
Former horse racing pundit to bring age discrimination proceedings after being dropped and replaced with the BBC's Olympics star Clare Balding.
Older people are being denied vital surgery for cancer, hernia repairs and joint replacements because the NHS imposes "cutoffs" for treatment based on age discrimination, a report has warned.
Senior Daily Telegraph journalist Andrew Gimson has lost a case claiming that he was unfairly dismissed after more than seven years as the newspaper's main parliamentary sketchwriter because of age discrimination.
Series of critical reports in past year have uncovered examples of elderly people suffering abuse and neglect at hands of carers
The number of interns over 25 is rising, but while maturity brings expertise – and benefits the economy – apprentices face a number of age-related issues, not least age discrimination.
Before her return, Miriam O'Reilly said she was looking forward to returning to work for the corporation.
Rowan Atkinson has written to the Guardian, following up on some of the controversy he caused last week.
The BBC should have been free to drop Miriam O'Reilly from Countryfile without attracting any accusations of age discrimination, according to comedian Rowan Atkinson.
He said that the landmark age discrimination claim brought by Miriam O'Reilly, 54, had been a wake up call for the BBC.
Former Countryfile presenter to leave corporation a year after successfully bringing a claim of age discrimination.
Two out of five people claim to have been shown a lack of respect because of how old they are.
The number of unemployed young people has passed the million mark, according to statistics to be published this week.
On Saturday 1 October the default retirement age, which gives employers the right to fire people aged 65+ purely because of their age, will be abolished.
John Galvin is passionate about housing and especially about ensuring our older people are not forgotten when it comes to government policy making.
A woman is claiming that was fired over her refusal to dye her silver locks.
At first glance there would seem to be few similarities between Jilly Cooper, Vivienne Westwood, and Professor Richard Dawkins. And that, so the charity WRVS says, is the point of its report on the 66 best examples in the UK of men and women over 66.
Stamped with the "hoodies" or "chav" label and thought of as disrespectful and dangerous, young poeple are marginalised and stigmatised.
Older people suffer delays and are less likely to undergo radical surgery, according to research.