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Biography. As a Tutorial Fellow at St John’s I taught most parts of the English undergraduate degree, Course I (from Old English literature through to Wordsworth, and some modern writing), and several parts of Course II (specialist medieval topics and some philology).
John works in the early modern period (he’s currently co-convening the MSt), and for the past couple of years has given an MSt option on Renaissance Tragicomedy.
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The claimant, Professor John Pitcher, is a well-respected academic who was employed under joint roles as Professor of English literature at Oxford University, and as an English Tutor at St John’s College. He brought the claim against both the Chancellor of the university and the College. He received notification in June 2014 that his retirement dat...
Regulation 30 of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 made it non-discriminatory for an employer to compulsorily retire an employee at the age of 65, but following a controversy resulting from factors such as an increase in life expectancy and increase of state pension age, this was abolished in 2011 and instead employees were given the o...
In the context of age discrimination, Section 13 of the Equality Act 2010 states that if direct discrimination is apparent (which all parties agree it is in this case), if the protected characteristic is age, the Employer does not discriminate against the employee if they can show that their treatment was a proportionate means of achieving a legiti...
The Employment judge found that the aims of the EJRA policy were a legitimate social policy aim. Oxford University is world renowned, and therefore needs to attract and maintain the best quality candidates and free up opportunities for the younger generation. In this case, there was an increasing lack of younger professors due to the only driver of...
Aug 19, 2018 · Prof John Pitcher wanted to carry on working as an English tutor and official fellow, but was told he would have to retire at 67. A top Oxford University professor who specialises in...
Aug 20, 2018 · Professor Pitcher, having made an internal appeal against the retirement unsuccessfully, has now taken the college and university to an employment tribunal and is suing for lost earnings of over £100,000.
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BY JOHN PITCHER A manuscript has been found in the Folger Shakespeare Library that sets out the terms for a marriage between Edward Seymour (1587-1618), grandson of Edward, first Earl of Hertford (1540-1621), and Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676), daughter of Margaret, Dowager Countess of Cumberland (1560-1616). The articles, signifi
