25 Apr Mandatory Retirement Age Discriminatory
A Company's retirement age was not objectively justified and held to constitute discrimination on grounds of age, resulting in one years compensation being awarded,...
04 Aug Age and Health Discrimination
This is an interesting case in which an employer suggested that it had cited age and heath to be the reason for a cleaner's dismissal to assist her getting social welfare, rather than referring to the real gross misconduct reason of inappropriate behaviour with a resident in the disability service that she worked in. This was a costly mistake that resulted in an award of €10,000 being made against them for discrimination (ADJ - 00025681)...
29 Mar Forced Retirement Was Discrimination on Grounds of Age
Posted at 14:39h
in discrimination, dismissal, equality acts, Organisation of Working Time Act, unfair dismissal
Another recent case dealing with the issue of the forced retirement of a legal secretary who had 40 years service, once again highlights the difficulties that employers face in implementing retirements, when they have not established a fixed retirement age, on objective grounds, either contractually or through custom and practice (Ref ADJ - 00016645)....
14 Dec Mandatory Retirement Ages
The recent High Court decision in Quigley v HSE [2017] IEHC 654 is a pertinent reminder for employers that they may face potential legal issues if they try and enforce a retirement age when there is no clear written or implied contractual right to do so, or in the event that there is that such a retirement age cannot be objectively justified....
10 Nov Retirement Ages
Retirement issues continue to be problematic and costly for many employers. This short article deals with some of the typical queries that I get on this issue....