Oxford professor forced to retire at 69 wins age discrimination claim
2 Jan 2020 By Maggie Baska
Tribunal finds university’s method of bringing in younger academics was not a ‘proportionate’ way of achieving diversity
An Oxford University professor forced to retire before his 70th birthday was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against, an employment tribunal has ruled.
The Reading Employment Tribunal found Oxford University acted unlawfully by dismissing Professor Paul Ewart, who was head of atomic and laser physics at Oxford’s Clarendon Laboratory, because of his age. At the time of his dismissal in September 2017, Ewart was 69.
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