Mechanic awarded €30K over age discrimination - No written contract
This case from the Equality Tribunal highlights once again the requirement for employers to use written contracts of employment to specify the retirement age for employees within the organisation.
Mr John O’Neill, a mechanic with Fairview Motors, successfully argued that he was discriminated against by his employer’s decision to unilaterally terminate his employment on reaching the age of 66. He had never been given a written contract.
Mr O’Neill also claimed that his employer discriminated against him on the grounds of age by refusing him permission to attend training courses whilst younger mechanics in the employment had been allowed to attend similar courses.
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