Saheed Fijabi, a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives says that employers are harming the growth of their country by using age limits and allowing age discrimination.
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Saheed Fijabi, a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives says that employers are harming the growth of their country by using age limits and allowing age discrimination.
Police bosses in Staffordshire could be hit by age discrimination claims unless the force’s pay structure is changed, an official report has claimed.
Two out of five people claim to have been shown a lack of respect because of how old they are.
Two powerful US actors’ groups condemned Thursday the main movie industry website over its policy of giving artists’ ages, saying it was facilitating ageism and age discrimination in the business.
According to the London Evening Standard, bosses will be given new powers to tell older workers they should consider retirement without fear of being accused of ageism under new plans unveiled.
The claimant, who has chosen to remain anonymous, says in a lawsuit that "in the entertainment industry, youth is king" and that by divulging her secret, the website has cost her acting jobs.
This article from PR week is written by Michelle Mitchell, Charity Director at Age UK, and explains the lengthy campaign she ran to end the default retirement age.
A 100-year-old Briton has become the world's oldest marathon runner after finishing a race in Canada.
The University of Cambridge will continue to operate a retirement age.
The number of unemployed young people has passed the million mark, according to statistics to be published this week.
The case alleges that the barbecue chain instructed its managers to commit age discrimniation and hire younger job applicants for positions such as servers, hosts and bartenders.
This article from Israel News Agency argues that 56 year old Steve Jobs would be deemed a "dinosaur" by the tech sector today.
Doreen Scruby, 66, was a caretaker at Brookfield House School for 21 years until she left last week (just before the abolition of the default retirement age) after a long-running battle to keep her job.
According to a statement by the department for work and pensions, the new Age Action Alliance brings together groups from across the voluntary, private and public sectors, including Age UK.
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.
Nigel Roberts of Politic365 argues for a global strengthening of age discrimination laws.
Juliet Morris, who was forced out of Countryfile with Miriam O'Reilly, says she has not suffered age discrimination.
A mother has accused NHS chiefs of 'age discrimination' after they refused to supply special artificial limbs to her one-year-old daughter until she is 18.
A recent study suggests nearly half of employers believe that the abolition of the DRA will have a negative impact on their business, with 22% citing the biggest practical impact being a reduced capacity to take on younger staff.
Unemployment hits young people most. The number of unemployed 18-24 year olds shot up by 77,000 to 769,000 a rise of 11%.