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just wondering if its legal to refuse to employ due to age??
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  • Paul_Herring
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    No. It's illegal to discriminate on age, sex and a number of other things.
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  • zfrl
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    There are exceptions though.
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  • LittleVoice
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    What age are you thinking about and what job?
  • zoelouise88
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    it was a moderator job for a gambling site. but im 20 so over the legal age but the interviewer refused to employ me and said 'i dont want a young person as many have let me down'. would you say this is classed as age discrimination?
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  • LittleVoice
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    it was a moderator job for a gambling site. but im 20 so over the legal age but the interviewer refused to employ me and said 'i dont want a young person as many have let me down'. would you say this is classed as age discrimination?

    Yes I would. How to prove it happened is another thing.
  • depends if it is a global site as Age 21 is minimum age for gambling in parts of US.
  • it was a moderator job for a gambling site. but im 20 so over the legal age but the interviewer refused to employ me and said 'i dont want a young person as many have let me down'. would you say this is classed as age discrimination?


    Thats not very good at all! but like the previous post, its hard to prove.

    Where do you find jobs like that anyway? I have been using these bingo sites recently for the free joining credit, im making some nice money doing that lol
  • zoelouise88
    zoelouise88 Posts: 1,061 Forumite
    it was for a uk site and i still have the email with it in.
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  • zoelouise88
    zoelouise88 Posts: 1,061 Forumite
    Yes I would. How to prove it happened is another thing.

    i have kept the email
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  • emweaver
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    where do you find out about jobs like that?
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