September 2009
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"BBC recruitment drive could be ageist and sexist" comment by Jill Andrew
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"BBC searches for 50-plus female newsreader" comment by Jill Andrew
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"Finding a Resolution" comment by Suzanne Kingston
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"BBC recruitment drive could be ageist and sexist" comment by Jill Andrew
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"BBC searches for 50-plus female newsreader" comment by Jill Andrew
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BBC searches for 50-plus female newsreader
Comment by Jill Andrew
Telegraph.co.uk - Employment - September 2009
The BBC is at the centre of a fresh ageism row after announcing plans to hire a female newsreader aged 50-plus, only to be warned it would be breaching employment law.
However, employment lawyers said the new policy flouted age and sex discrimination laws. Jill Andrew of Dawsons LLP said: "The BBC seems to have got itself in a real pickle over this. Employers cannot specify that they are looking for someone of a particular gender or age. A young, up-and-coming male newsreader could have every right to feel aggrieved.
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Comment by Jill Andrew