Ironically, the reforms were supposed to SAVE money.
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The Supreme Court of the United States has extended the scope of a "minsterial exception" to discrimination laws, potentially bringing many teachers at religious schools outside of the scope of protection against age discrimination.
Five employers have been penalised by the Ministry of Manpower after it found age discrimination in their hiring practices.
The Tafarn Dwynant in Ceinws, near Machynlleth, imposed the ban to avoid becoming a covid-19 hotspot. It reversed the decision after taking legal advice.
The redundancy rate for those in their 50s is double that of those in their 40s, suggests research by jobs site Rest Less.
Governments must promote more and better job opportunities for older workers in order to protect both living standards and the sustainability of public finances, according to an OECD report.
Employers in Kenya will no longer be able to force older workers to retire if a new Bill passes.
The Government has confirmed that all public sector pensions will be changed to remove age discriminatory provisions after the success of the firefighters pension challenge.
The current retirement age in India is 60 years old. An economist has warned that it is “inevitable” that it will have to increase.
According to Polish finance minister Marian Banaś, it is estimated that around two million young people would benefit from this proposal.
The legal action comes after the Government was refused permission to appeal against a decision that similar changes applied to judges and firefighters were age discriminatory.
The Government had submitted its request for permission to appeal earlier this year, but it was rejected by the Supreme Court today.
Research from Robert Walters and Totaljobs revealed that 41% of over 50 year olds say there is a lack of promotion and career development opportunities available their current workplace.
Older Americans tend to think remaining in the workforce is good for both the US economy and American workers. Younger Americans disagree…
Campaigners are “confident” that they will succeed in their claim that women born in the 1950s have suffered age discrimination as a result of changes to their state pension age entitlement.
The Workplace Relations Commission rejected the employers argument that for "health and safety" reasons they could not employ anyone aged over 65 years of age.
A major new study by Aviva has found that 37% of employees believe there is age discrimination in their workplace, but just 19% of employers are concerned about it.