BIBA has welcomed the age discrimination in goods and services consultation paper from the Government Equalities Office that proposes ‘signposting’ of insurance products for older customers.
The Equality Act 2010, which received Royal Assent in April 2010, includes provisions enabling a ban on age discrimination in the provision of services and public functions. The Government has opened consultation on a number of proposed exceptions.
The government is proposing to make it illegal to discriminate against older people, which would ban insurers using age to judge risk unless they have "solid evidence" it would make a difference.
The NHS must never commit age discrimination – that was the message given by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow today as he announced that the Department of Health will not be seeking any exceptions to the planned implementation of the Equality Act 2010.
A suspended Church of Ireland rector is taking his local bishop to court on the grounds of age discrimination.
New statistics show that the number of over-65s still in work has doubled in the past decade. The increase in older workers was hailed as a victory against age discrimination, but unions warned that older employees could suffer workplace injuries.
The newsreader tells Benji Wilson about age discrimination and ageism, women in TV – and an arduous trip for Comic Relief.
In addition to raising insurance premiums for women, there are fears that today’s European Court of Justice ruling that gender based pricing in insurance is illegal, will lead to further challenges with regard to age discrimination.
A long serving Conservative councillor in Blackpool has quit his party amid allegations of age discrimination.
The BBC spent nearly £45,000 on legal fees defending itself against Miriam O’Reilly’s age discrimination claim - despite ultimately accepting defeat and admitting that we “clearly did not get it right”.
Employment law experts have condemned the Government's handling of the abolition of the default retirement age (DRA) amid claims that the forthcoming Regulations are confusing for employers and could leave them open to claims of age discrimination.
New research by isme.com shows an alarming four out of five women over 50 think that they have suffered age discrimination and been overlooked in job or promotion interviews in favour of younger candidates.
On 14 February 2011, the Employers’ Forum on Age reported that the Supreme Court has granted leave to appeal to Leslie Seldon. Mr Seldon claims he was the subject of unlawful age discrimination when, as a partner, he was forced to retire from his law firm.
Age discrimination in the NHS: Health service ombudsman report reveals shocking treatment of the over-65s, who are being failed again and again.
Those between the ages of 50 and 60 have been worst hit by the economic turmoil, suffering a significant decline in their quality of life, according to official statistics and an in-depth report by SAGA into the finances and wellbeing of older citizens.
Miriam O'Reilly - the axed presenter who won an age discrimination claim against the BBC - could return as a daytime TV host for the corporation.
After winning her age discrimination case against the BBC, former Countryfile presenter Miriam O'Reilly asks Les Dennis, Arlene Phillips and Alan Yentob why the over-50s are overlooked in television.
Broadcaster John Stapleton comments on ageism in the media after the O'Reilly age discrimination victory against the BBC.
Although employment rates for senior citizens held up in the hard times and are now on the rise, and men and women are working longer before they retire, age discrimination in employment may persist as the number of jobless young people continues to grow.
Julia Somerville has been hired by the BBC, along with Fiona Armstrong, 54, Zeinab Badawi, 51, and 50-year-old Carole Walker, to front the broadcaster’s News Channel and beat the ageism slurs and claims of age discrimination.