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Age discrimination

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  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Discrimination law: The protected characteristics

    The recent case of Ngole v Touchstone clarifies that, when concerns are raised about how an employee manifests a religious belief, employer action should be directed at how an employee's religious belief is expressed, rather than at the belief itself, regardless of how objectionable and upsetting that belief may be.

  • Type:
    Training

    Age discrimination - line manager training

    Updated to reflect the average compensation awarded for age discrimination claims in 2023/24.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Discrimination in recruitment and selection

    Updated to include a reference to the protection from harassment measures in the Employment Rights Bill, published on 10 October 2024.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Compensation awards: Employment tribunal round-up

    We look at four employment law cases where the employee was successful and the tribunal ordered the employer to pay substantial compensation in three of them.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    High discrimination awards: Employment tribunal round-up

    We look at four discrimination cases where an employment tribunal has ordered the employer to pay a large compensation award.

  • Date:
    11 May 2023
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Age discrimination - tips, traps and Tribunal cases

    Age discrimination can be a tricky area for employers. In this edition of the podcast, Susie Munro, Senior Legal Editor at XpertHR, leads us on a tour of recent cases that offer examples of how things can go wrong if they are mishandled and provides some tips on avoiding typical age-related traps.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Age discrimination: Case law round-up

    We look at four cases in which dismissals of employees in their 50s or 60s were found to amount to direct age discrimination, including two where redundancies were rushed through to avoid enhanced pension payments.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Age discrimination: Employment tribunal round-up

    We look at three employment tribunal cases in which employers were held to have discriminated against employees because their age was a factor in their dismissal.

  • Date:
    25 January 2022
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Key 2022 employment cases

    We highlight key cases due to be decided in 2022 and discuss their impact on HR. These include cases on: vicarious liability, holiday pay, agency workers, compulsory retirement ages, and coronavirus-related health and safety cases. We will also be reflecting on the key decisions from last year and look forward to the case law trends likely to emerge this year.

  • Date:
    17 December 2020
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Seven key employment law cases from 2020

    While the focus has been on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have still had their fair share of employment law cases to keep track of in 2020. We highlight seven noteworthy cases from 2020 that employers should know about.

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HR and legal information and guidance relating to age discrimination.