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Survey of employers' policies, practices and preferences relating to age
— a report of research carried out by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) in conjunction with the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Trade, and Industry | | Author(s) | Hilary Metcalf, Pamela Meadows |
| Corporate Author | National Institute of Economic and Social Research - NIESR; Department for Work and Pensions - DWP; Department of Trade and Industry - DTI |
| Publisher | Corporate Document Services, Leeds, 2006 |
| Pages | 226 pp (Department for Work and Pensions Research report, no 325; DTI Employment |
| Source | Corporate Document Services, 7 Eastgate, Leeds LS2 7LY. Orderline tel: 0113 399 4040. E-mail: orderline@cds.co.uk Summary available from website: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/ |
| Keywords | Employers ; Attitude ; Employment of older people ; Recruitment ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | This survey establishes, prior to implementation of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, the extent to which current employment policies and practices have an age dimension. It was based on a representative sample of 2,087 employment establishments in Britain with at least 5 employees, and was conducted between November 2004 and May 2005. To ensure that all policies and practices that might be covered, all types of age-related policies and practices were included in the questionnaire. The report covers: equal opportunities and practices; pay, pensions, sick pay and other benefits; retirement; recruitment; performance appraisal; training; promotion; redundancy; flexible working; and employer attitudes. Employers' knowledge and awareness of the impending legislation is also covered. Overall, age was found to play a direct role in many policies and practices, with young and older people most likely to suffer discrimination in employment. This survey provides a baseline for judging the effects of the forthcoming legislation, allowing changes in employers' policies and attitudes to be tracked over time by future surveys. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060313001 B |
| Classmark | TF: DP: GC: WK6: 3F |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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