Prospective employer's failure to enquire about insurance cover for 77-year-old driver was age discrimination

Foreman v Oasis Taxis Mansfield Ltd ET/2601153/2012, ET/601209/2012 & ET/2601210/2012

age discrimination | insurance | driving

The employment tribunal in this age discrimination case found that the employer discriminated against a 77-year-old potential recruit by failing to make enquiries about alternative driving insurance cover for him after one telephone conversation with its usual insurance provider.