Age Legislation: the Implications for Employers

• Authors:
• Paul Quain
• Joanne Owers

From October 2006, age discrimination in employment and vocational training will be outlawed.

The new legislation will protect all workers and job applicants from direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation in a similar way to existing sex and race discrimination laws.

There is no doubt that the advent of age discrimination will have a radical effect on all workplace policies and procedures from recruitment through to termination and that mistakes could be costly for e... (413 more words)

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