In today's climate, many employers are having to make redundancies owing to a shortage of work. Some may be able to lay...

Recent reports have suggested that Peter Mandelson, secretary of state for business, may be looking to delay the extension of the existing flexible...

The recent advocate-general opinion on the Heyday case has met with mixed reviews, some predicting the claim's failure, others that it still...

When Loxley turned 60 he fell outside the scope of BAE's voluntary redundancy scheme, which contained tapering provisions for those aged 57-60....

The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 present challenges to some traditional approaches to redundancy exercises, especially to selection...

Wooster was temporarily seconded to a third party following a restructuring. No permanent position was available and he was given notice of redundancy....

MacCulloch claimed her redundancy pay was discriminatory. She would have received much more for her length of service if she had been older.

Redundancy announcements are depressingly regular in the current economic climate and it is natural for employers to...

Plewes was approaching retirement. His employer followed the statutory procedure set out in the age discrimination regulations. He retired the...