Former Countryfile presenter to leave corporation a year after successfully bringing a claim of age discrimination.
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Former Countryfile presenter to leave corporation a year after successfully bringing a claim of age discrimination.
Scotland's older people have hit out at the age discrimination they face while trying to buy goods and services.
People in UK much less worried about ageing than rest of continent and many more people agree pension age will need to increase.
Pensions Minister Steve Webb said that ‘the idea that we are old at 59 belongs in the era of Downton Abbey – not in 2012,’
A 23-year-old died of cervical cancer because doctors said she was too young for a smear test, her devastated family have claimed.
Actor Kenneth Cope is planning legal action over claims he was the victim of age discrimination by a town centre traffic warden.
New tenants who are aged over 25 would be offered a five year tenancy, but those under will be offered just two.
Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips has said she is 'overwhelmed' after fans called for her to return to the hit BBC show.
Members of the university’s Council and General Board said they were concerned that if they did not continue with the rules, lecturers would not retire soon enough, preventing younger blood from entering the profession.
Two decades since Ottawa’s first attempt to kill mandatory retirement, the Tories in Canada have finally done it.
Elderly cancer sufferers die in greater numbers than younger patients because of NHS ageism, official figures suggest.
The force has used a police service regulation, known as A19, to compel officers to retire when they have spent 30 years in the job, but officers claim that this is ageism and age discrimination.
The decision is expected to clarify the extent to which costs can justify age discrimination.
A survey has revealed that China civil service is riddled with age discrimination (as well as discrimination on grounds of gender, education and health)
The IMDb age discrimination lawsuit just sprouted another wrinkle.
A total of 18 officers have lodged claims with the Employment Tribunal accusing West Midlands Police of age discrimination.
A musician who is suing a youth orchestra for placing age restrictions on a competition has officially complained about the judge handling his case - because he says he is too old.
Oil giant BP has succeeded in preventing the public airing of comments from a senior in-house lawyer about lawsuits stemming from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, as part of a £14m age discrimination claim.
The report found older people are offered a limited range of services in comparison. Local authority phone contact lines can also screen out older people needing home care without passing them on for a full assessment – which is unlawful.
Millions of older people without access to the internet may be suffering age discrimination at the hands of Britain's biggest energy companies, according to the regulator.