Employment issues
Employee Rights at State Pension Age: Comprehensive Protection from Forced Retirement and Age Discrimination The fundamental legal position is clear: you cannot be forced to retire simply because you reach state pension age in the UK. Since the abolition of the Default Retirement Age in October 2011, the law provides robust protection against age discrimination … Read more
UK Workplace Temperature Regulations: From Minimum Standards to Maximum Heat – A Legal Analysis of Climate Adaptation in Employment Law The Office Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 established a crucial precedent by setting a minimum workplace temperature of 16°C for office work, representing one of the earliest statutory recognitions that workplace temperature directly … Read more
UK Age Discrimination Cases from Harassment to Commissioner to Protect Older Worker’s Rights, reported in 2024 Age UK ordered to pay £4,000 after losing age-related harassment case – Age UK was fined for harassing an older worker during a job application process, resulting in a £4,000 compensation for injury to feelings. Age UK fined £4,000 … Read more
Here are some of the most significant age discrimination cases reported in the UK in 2023: Eileen Jolly vs. Reading’s Royal Berkshire Hospital1: An 89-year-old NHS secretary, Eileen Jolly, became the oldest person in the UK to win an age discrimination claim. Her superiors at Reading’s Royal Berkshire Hospital fired her, claiming that she was … Read more
Employers have to be extra careful when dismissing employees. Even if employees have committed acts of gross misconduct, dismissing them may be unreasonable. An Employment Tribunal (ET) made this remark in a case where a store supervisor was sacked for smoking on company premises. The woman worked for a national retail chain which took a … Read more
