Age discrimination

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• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employer offer a pre-retirement course to employees when they reach a certain age?

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  FAQs

  If an employer does not retain a compulsory retirement age, can it retire employees if this is justified on a case-by-case basis?

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  FAQs

  Can employers operate a compulsory retirement age?

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  FAQs

  Can direct age discrimination be justified?

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  FAQs

  Can employers specify a minimum number of years' experience in job advertisements?

• Date:

  1 May 2015

  Type:

  Law reports

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner, Colin Makin, Sandra Martins and Krishna Santra are senior associates, and Hinal Raichura is a trainee at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

• Date:

  25 February 2015

  Type:

  Law reports

  Can less generous TUPE terms and conditions for older workers be justified?

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld an employment tribunal decision that a requirement for older employees to accept less generous terms and conditions of employment, as a condition of their employment continuing, could be justified.

• Date:

  1 February 2015

  Type:

  Law reports

  Case round-up

  Carly Mather is a managing associate, Gerri Hurst and Lucy Sorrell are associates, Mona Jackson is a trainee solicitor and Richard Branson is a paralegal at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

• Date:

  29 October 2014

  Type:

  Law reports

  Age discrimination: Retirement age of 65 was objectively justified

  In Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes (no 2) [2014] IRLR 748 EAT, the EAT held that a compulsory retirement age of 65 for partners in a law firm was objectively justified age discrimination. Superior courts had already determined that there were legitimate aims for the policy, and the only issue remaining for the tribunal was whether or not 65 was reasonably necessary for achieving them. The tribunal did not err in concluding that it was.

• Date:

  1 September 2014

  Type:

  Law reports

  Case round-up

  Gerri Hurst, Sinead Keenan, Carly Mather, Joelle Parkinson and Mark Rose are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.