People of a particular age in the UK are deemed unemployable, yet people in government who want to run as Prime Minister are not deemed unemployable. Why is that, I wonder? Apparently, there is no upper-age limit for employment because that is protected by the Equality Act 2010 against age discrimination, but if you wereContinue reading “A Country That Is Run By Old People”
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A Teenager Was Fired For Being Too Young
A British teenager has become the youngest person ever to win an age discrimination case after being fired from her Saturday job for being too young. Hazel Cassidy worked two shifts in a cafe in Ayreshire when she had just turned 14. While the majority of age discrimination claims involve employees being too old, theContinue reading “A Teenager Was Fired For Being Too Young”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 