While the latest Employment Tribunal Service statistics show that the average award for age discrimination claims nearly tripled in 2010/11 , many other types of discrimination claims saw drops in the size of the average payout. Laura Chamberlain exami  More...
12 September 2011 14:47

The average award for age discrimination claims has risen by nearly £20,000 since last year, bringing the average to nearly three times that in 2009/10, according to Tribunal Service statistics. Successful age discrimination cases resulted in an ave  More...
01 September 2011 16:19

Number of discrimination claims brought to employment tribunal The number of age discrimination claims accepted by employment tribunals in 2010-11 has risen by nearly one-third (30.8%) to 6,800, according to Tribunals Ser  More...
01 July 2011 15:56

One aspect of the proposed pension reforms, the need for people to work longer, has long been recognised. People are living longer, with life expectancy 10 years higher than it was in the 1970s. Pension pots, whether part of a public sector defined  More...
27 June 2011 10:11

Employers should pay greater focus to the training and performance management of older workers or face falling foul of the law when the default retirement age (DRA) is phased out, says the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The   More...
20 June 2011 15:25

A "well-known celebrity chef" has obtained a temporary restricted reporting order to prevent the press from revealing the identities of people involved in claims brought against him by two former employees. The chef is facing claims of unfair dismis  More...
06 May 2011 13:06

An employment tribunal has held that a former BBC employee's belief in the "higher purpose" of the broadcaster is a philosophical belief under discrimination legislation. Devan Maistry claimed that the BBC had unfairly dismissed and discriminated ag  More...
05 April 2011 14:25

The abolition of the default retirement age (DRA) has been a long time coming. Sian Thomas, director of social enterprise organisation Synuron, examines why there have been calls to delay it and offers practical guidance on how to prepare. This   More...
14 January 2011 10:31

The Government has confirmed that the Default Retirement Age (DRA) will be phased out from April this year, despite calls from business groups to delay the process. Currently, employers can use the DRA to compulsorily retire workers when they reach t  More...
13 January 2011 13:03

Former BBC Countryfile presenter Miriam O'Reilly has won her employment tribunal against the BBC on the grounds of ageism and victimisation but lost her case for sexism. O'Reilly, 53, was one of four women aged in their 40s and 50s who were told in   More...
12 January 2011 10:48

Three quarters of employers haven't hired from disadvantaged groups, such as young people without qualifications, ex-offenders or older workers, in the last three years. This is according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Deve  More...
22 December 2010 13:28

Employers must not be allowed to use performance management or physical testing as a means of "browbeating" older employees into resigning once the default retirement age (DRA) is scrapped next year, campaigners have warned. In its submission to the   More...
19 October 2010 14:59

Most of the Equality Act 2010  came into force on 1 October 2010 and employers need to make sure they comply with the  changes to legislation. Warning: This page is no longer updated. It has  More...
22 September 2010 15:19

The Government yesterday confirmed that the main provisions of the Equality Act 2010 will come into force on 1 October 2010, and has made transitional provisions concerning discriminatory acts occurring before 1 October. On 1 October, the elements o  More...
22 September 2010 13:20

For a limited time only, Personnel Today Plus members can access a full model policy on equal opportunities which takes the Equality Act 2010 into account With elements of the Equality Act coming into force at  More...
22 September 2010 12:59

Government plans to phase out the default retirement age (DRA) next year could put extra responsibility on to OH professionals, as maintaining the health and productivity of older workers becomes a more pressing issue for employers. The Institute of   More...
24 August 2010 00:00

The timescale for the abolition of the default retirement age (DRA) is rushed and will hamper business during the economic recovery, argues Abigail Morris, employment policy adviser at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Next year is a crucial y  More...
19 August 2010 10:05

The abolition of the default retirement age  will have a huge impact on how employers operate their businesses. Although the DRA won't be completely scrapped until 1 October 2011, transitional arrangements from 6 April 2011 mean that employers  More...
04 August 2010 10:07

Employers stand to save £45 million in the first year after the default retirement age is scrapped, according to Government estimates. In the impact assessment published within the consultation on abolishing the DRA, the Department for Business sa  More...
03 August 2010 15:12

Business groups have reacted furiously to government plans to phase out the default retirement age (DRA) from April next year, arguing that employers will be left with insufficient time to prepare. Currently employers can force staff to retire at th  More...
30 July 2010 08:42