Age discrimination

Links to archived editions are below.  To read newer editions of the LELR from 1st May 2011 onwards visit Age discrimination.

Regulations abolishing default retirement age (DRA) from 6 April 2011 (Weekly 206)
News in Brief
Default retirement age to be phased out (Weekly 201)
News in Brief
Age of Retirement (Weekly 194)
Rosenbladt v Oellerking Gebaudereinigungsges mbH
Proof of age (Weekly 187)
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v Beck
Legitimate Aim (Weekly 183)
Seldon v Clarkson, Wright and Jakes and anor
To cap it all (Weekly 180)
Kraft Foods UK Ltd v Hastie
End of the default retirement age (DRA) (Weekly 178)
News in Brief
Time out (Weekly 170)
Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police v Homer
Dental Flaws (Weekly 157)
Petersen v Berufungsausschuss für Zahnärzte für den Bezirk Westfalen-Lippe
Fire, Fire (Weekly 157)
Wolf v Stadt Frankfurt am Main
Age not a problem (Weekly 148)
ABN AMRO Management Services Ltd and Royal Bank of Scotland v Hogben
Ageing payments (Weekly 148)
Pulham and ors v London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Shy and Retiring (Weekly 142)
London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Wooster
Default Position (Weekly 142)
R (on the application of Age UK) v Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills and ors
Default Retirement Age (Weekly 136)
News in Brief
Report by the TUC (Weekly 130)
News in Brief
Government plans to further ban age discrimination (Weekly 123)
Equality Bill: Making it work
Showing their Age (Weekly 123)
Rolls Royce plc v Unite the Union
Age Old Questions (Weekly 115)
Incorporated Trustees of the National Council on Ageing (Age Concern England) v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Age Old Story (Weekly 91)
MacCulloch v Imperial Chemical Industries
Over the Hill at 60 (Weekly 91)
Loxley v BAE Land Systems Ltd
Age Discrimination (Weekly 49)
McCoy v James McGregor and Sons Ltd
Ageing Directive (Weekly 45)
Palacios de la Villa v Cortefiel Servicios SA (IDS 840)
Age Discrimination (Weekly 39)
Palacios de la Villa v Cortefiel Servicios SA
Managing Age Guide (Weekly 32)
News in Brief
Employers retire on age (Weekly 29)
News in Brief
Age amendments (118)
Changes to the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006
Age Regulations (115)
Guidance from Thompsons' Employment Rights Unit
Ready, willing and able (115)
A report by the TUC
You're How Old? (114)
A brief overview of the new age regulations
Too Old at 65 (114)
The National Council on Ageing is challenging the Government over the legality of mandatory retirement ages.
Age of Unreason (113)
Secretary of State for Trade & Industry v Rutherford and anor
Ageing Leaflet (113)
A Guide about Age Discrimination
Ageing Claims (112)
Unfair Dismissal because he was over 65.
ACAS publishes guidance on age (112)
Age and the Workplace
Age Multiplier (110)
Redundancy and age discrimination
Age Regulations (110)
Regulations to outlaw age discrimination at work have been published by the DTI.
Age positive (109)
DWP guide for employers to legislation against age discrimination
Age Positive (106)
New DWP website on age legislation
Age regulations (103)
New DTI draft regulations on age discrimination
Compulsory retirement? (96)
Government announcement of default retirement age
Older but no wiser (94)
Rutherford & anor v Secretary of State for Trade & Industry (IDS 765)
Older but no wiser (93)
Rutherford & Anor v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
Older...but still normal (87)
Wall v British Compressed Air Society (IDS Brief 750)
Achieving equality at work (85)
Review of Achieving Equality at Work - Race Directive and Framework Directive on Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation
When I'm sixty four (85)
Age discrimination strand of European Framework Directive
Not yet come of age (64)
Harvest Town Circle Ltd v Rutherford 2001 IRLR 599
The age of retirement (37)
Taylor v Secretary Of State For Scotland [1999] Court of Session IRLR 362
A broken promise (31)
Consultation over a code of practice
Sex discrimination laws used to challenge age discrimination (21)
Nash v Mash/Roe Group Ltd
Age discrimination can be breach of contract (17)
Secretary of State for Scotland v Taylor
[1997] IRLR 608

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