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Age discrimination unlawful since October 2006It is now unlawful to discriminate in the workplace on the grounds of age. There have also been fundamental changes to the law on dismissal by reason of retirement. The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 came into force on 1 October 2006. It is the first discrimination legislation which potentially affects every person at work, throughout their working life, not just minority groups. It applies to all employers, regardless of size, and to all employees, applicants for work, trainees and many other categories of worker.
Do your HR policies comply? Use this zone to find out how the regulations impact on you. |
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The types of discrimination covered by the new regulations are direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, victimisation and harassment. More... |
There are 8 specific exceptions from the scope of the regulations. It may be lawful to discriminate against someone on the grounds of age if the treatment, provision, criterion or practice falls under one of these exceptions. More... |
Significant areas where the regulations will have an impact:
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In a CIPD survey, 1 in 8 respondents reported that they had been discouraged from applying for a job because the advertisement stated or implied that the applicant needed to be a certain age. Get the applicants you want, without discriminating, by following our tips on advertising jobs. |
This flow chart has been produced by Acas and can be found at Annex 5 in the Acas guide for employers on Age and the workplace. It sets out the process required to carry out a fair retirement and anticipates situations where organisations have varying normal retirement ages. |
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A ready reckoner is a quick and easy table which calculates the number of week's pay due for statutory redundancy payments. As both the lower and upper age limits for calculating statutory redundancy payments have now been removed (under the new age discrimination legislation) the ready reckoner has had to be updated. This ready reckoner should be used for employees made redundant on or after 1st October 2006. |
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articlesLaw-Now
11.10.2007 The Employment Tribunal that heard the high-profile case of age discrimination between Peter Bloxham and City law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer yesterday...Law-Now
16.02.2007 Most companies have needed to review the rules of their employee share schemes so that their retirement provisions comply with the Employment Equality (Age)...Law-Now
09.02.2007 In a CIPD survey, Age Discrimination at Work (2001), 1 in 8 respondents reported that they had been discouraged from applying for a job because the...
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