Age discrimination laws come into force
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, which prohibit age discrimination in employment and vocational training, come into force on 1 October 2006.
The new
laws will prohibit, in the areas of employment and vocational training, direct
and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation. It will also provide
for a national default retirement age of 65. Employees will have the right to
request to work beyond this age, and this right will be modelled on the right to
request flexible working.
The Government has consulted on draft
Regulations (closing date: 17 October 2005) and expects to publish
finalised Regulations in early 2006.
How to prepare for the forthcoming age discrimination legislation Practical guidance from HR & Compliance Centre's How to service.
Also
Information
on new age Regulations IRS journal Equal Opportunities Review
reports.
What will age discrimination laws mean for
reward? Margaret Kubicek investigates the
potential impact of the forthcoming age discrimination Regulations for reward
practitioners, including the implications for employers who award
service-related benefits.
What
impact will the age Regulations have on the workplace? Christine Jenner of Winckworth Sherwood identifies some of the main
policies, procedures and areas of workplace culture that will be affected by the
age discrimination Regulations from 1 October 2006.
Test your knowledge on age discrimination
Writing in Personnel Today, Employers Forum on Age director Sam
Mercer presents a quiz to help get you and your team thinking along 'age aware'
lines.
Older people stay in
work for personal and financial reasons IRS journal Equal
Opportunities Review looks at the findings of new research from the Department
for Work and Pensions.
Older
workers are in good shape IRS journal Occupational Health Review
looks at the findings of new research from the Health and Safety Laboratory,
which finds that older workers are not less healthy and do no take more sick
leave than other staff.
Countdown to ageism laws No
other issue has dominated the agendas of HR conferences and the pages of the
business press more than the UK's forthcoming age discrimination
legislation.
Desperate employers fear
age of discontent Personnel Today's Mike Berry reports.
Draft age Regulations
may not implement the Directive The draft age
discrimination Regulations arguably fall short of doing the minimum necessary to
implement the age strand of the EU Framework Employment Directive, writes
Michael Rubenstein.
Ageism is
most common form of discrimination IRS journal Equal Opportunities Review looks at
the findings of new research from Age Concern and the University of
Kent.
Legal
Q&A: Age discrimination Regulations Writing in Personnel Today, Sue Nickson and Clare Boneham
of Hammonds answer frequently asked questions on the implications for employers
on the age discrimination Regulations.
The clock is
ticking: one year to root out age discrimination Writing in IRS Employment Review, Rachel Suff examines
the likely impact of the age discrimination Regulations on work practices, and
looks at how some organisations have pre-empted the new law.
Age discrimination to be illegal
IRS Employment Review examines the main points of the Regulations,
and advises employers to start reviewing their recruitment procedures, staff
benefits and retirement rules
now.