NHS Trust to pay out record damages in age discrimination case

An NHS Manager was yesterday awarded record damages after a Yorkshire health trust was deemed to have discriminated against her on the grounds of her age. The Leeds Employment Tribunal awarded Linda Sturdy the maximum damages of £33,500 for injury to feelings over the age discrimination and a further £5,700 in aggravated damages. This is the highest award to date for injury to feelings for any act of discrimination in the UK.

Mrs Sturdy, 56, who had worked for the trust f... (265 more words)

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