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| The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations and beyond | | Author(s) | George W Leeson |
| Journal title | Ageing Horizons, 2006, no 5, Autumn 2006 |
| Publisher | Oxford Institute of Ageing, Oxford, Autumn 2006 |
| Pages | pp 12-19 |
| Source | Download only from: http:/www.ageing.ox.ac.uk/ageinghorizons |
| Keywords | Employment ; Ageism ; Employment of older people ; Conditions of employment ; Social policy ; International. |
| Annotation | The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations came into force in the UK in October 2006, and this paper considers their implementation in historical and international contexts, drawing on evidence from the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland. The workplace is not the only setting in which age-based discrimination makes itself felt, but research does indicate that employment provides the most common ground for age discrimination complaints and that age discriminatory practices affect older age groups more than younger age groups. Survey evidence does indicate that many employers regard older workers as equal to if not preferable to younger workers in a number of key employment and productivity areas, while other evidence suggests that age does have an influence on the recruitment decision-making process. Age is a factor in the recruitment process, and few employers have mechanisms that encourage older workers to apply for jobs, even though many have a formal written policy on equal opportunities (also in respect of age). Older workers are also less likely to be offered job-related training and education. Thus, chronological age does figure in the workplace and in employers' policies and practices in relation to recruitment and promotion, access to training, retirement and redundancy. These policies and practices influence the way in which older employees plan for withdrawal from the labour force. While implementation of the Regulations changes policy and practice in the workplace, evidence indicates that only a small proportion of age-related cases are taken to tribunal, with an even smaller proportion being upheld there. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070503215 A |
| Classmark | WJ: B:TOB: GC: WKA: TM2: 72 |
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