TY - JOUR
T1 - Too many candles on the birthday cake: Age discrimination, work, and the law
AU - Easteal, Patricia
AU - Cheung, Channy Hui Tung
AU - Priest, Susan
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The paper describes the rippling effect of ageism in the workplace: its incidence, identification, how it is reported and the problems associated with proving age discrimination. These issues are discussed through an analysis of relevant federal court, state and territory tribunal cases, including 22 age employment complaints handled by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Human Rights Office between 2001 to 2005. We conclude that the Age Discrimination Act (ADA) and also the equivalent State and Territory legislation are hampered by serious construction faults and application difficulties for those who are discriminated against
AB - The paper describes the rippling effect of ageism in the workplace: its incidence, identification, how it is reported and the problems associated with proving age discrimination. These issues are discussed through an analysis of relevant federal court, state and territory tribunal cases, including 22 age employment complaints handled by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Human Rights Office between 2001 to 2005. We conclude that the Age Discrimination Act (ADA) and also the equivalent State and Territory legislation are hampered by serious construction faults and application difficulties for those who are discriminated against
U2 - 10.5204/qutlr.v7i1.157
DO - 10.5204/qutlr.v7i1.157
M3 - Article
SN - 2201-7275
VL - 7
SP - 93
EP - 107
JO - QUT Law Review
JF - QUT Law Review
IS - 1
ER -