Age discrimination and employee share schemes

• Author:
• CMS Cameron McKenna

Most companies have needed to review the rules of their employee share schemes so that their retirement provisions comply with the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (the “Regulations”), which came into force on 1 October 2006.

The summary position for age discrimination in the context of employee share schemes is that age discrimination after 1 October 2006 is unlawful unless:


the discrimination is objectively justifiable;
the discrimination is required to co... (1445 more words)

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