As she prepares to begin her new show on Radio 2, Jo Whiley has hit out at claims she’s the latest high-profile presenter to fall victim to ageism and age discrimination at the BBC.
The 58-year-old, who achieved fame while still a teenager playing Roberta in the film The Railway Children in 1970, said older women should be able to continue working in TV. The actress joins the growing critique of age discrimination in the media.
The British Youth Council (BYC) has been selected to become part of the European Youth Forum’s expert group on Votes at 16. The European Youth Forum is an independent, democratic, youth-led platform, representing 98 National Youth Councils from the EU.
In order to hire more Indian staff in the U.S. for India's top outsourcing companies, allegations have come up stating the visa misuse and age discrimination for the recruitment which has become a negative backlash which has to be dealt with.
The Los Angeles Clippers's former general manager Elgin Baylor sued the NBA team alleging age discrimination as he was forced out of the job he held for 22 years. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury rejected Baylor's claim of age discrimination.
A restaurant manager at the five-star hotel chain was told to get rid of older staff as bosses wanted young girls who were sexy, blonde and wore mini-skirts, a tribunal heard yesterday. The age discrimination case continues.
Research by the organisation, which looked at the views of 2,000 people, found that one in six people had been discriminated against because of their age.
More than 2,000 of the country's most experienced police officers could be forced to retire by 2015 as forces try to cut costs, according to Labour. Shadow Home Sceretary Yvette Cooper claims the government is taking unacceptable risks with public safety.
Their justification relates to academic and financial planning, maintaining opportunities for career progression, promoting diversity in the workforce, and avoiding invidious performance management processes.
The Tel Aviv District Labor Court last week ordered IBM Israel Ltd. to pay a fired 62-year old employee NIS 192,000 in compensation, after ruling that he had been fired because of age discrimination.
In October last year, the government announced the SPA would rise to 66 by 2020, accelerating the pace of change advocated by the Labour government, which planned to raise the SPA to 66 by 2026. However, the OECD says the reform does not go far enough.
3M Co. (MMM), the maker of products including Scotch tape and Post-it Notes, agreed to pay as much as $12 million to settle the long-running age discrimination class-action.
The Care Services Minister, Paul Burstow, said: "Our population is ageing as more of us live longer - and there can be no place for age discrimination in the NHS. Eliminating inequalities in access to surgery is vital if we are to improve survival rates".
With the Chancellor George Osbourne due to unveil the budget next week, Age UK have released a number of proposals which they want included and which will promote age equality and reduce age discrimination in society.
Statistics show life expectancy in the UK is on the rise, along with the rest of Europe, despite fears over the impact of obesity, population expert Professor David Leon has said.
His legal team, headed by top QC Paul Gilroy, argues his ‘distinguished and lifelong career’ in the NHS was brought to an end when it was for reasons of ‘cost alone’ which could not justify age discrimination.
"We could soon see the beginning of a new age for older people, as the government launches a consultation on how to bring age discrimination legislation into force" according to Age UK head Marlene Mitchell.
New research commissioned by Age UK reveals that age is the most widely experienced form of discrimination in Europe. Statistics show 64% of those interviewed in the UK and 44.4% across Europe judge age discrimination as a serious problem.
The Government must address business concerns that new retirement rules coming into effect next month will lead to a surge in age discrimination claims, the Confederation of British Industry has warned.
Liberal Democrat MP, Greg Mulholland, Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People and former Liberal Democrat spokesman for Older People has welcomed the launch of a consultation by the Equalities Office.