Case study: JD Wetherspoon leads on age diversity

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has made sweeping changes to its recruitment processes in advance of the age discrimination regulations, due to take effect from October 2006.

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The five ages of discrimination    Stephanie Sparrow looks at how workplace age discrimination issues can affect staff in five age groups: teens & 20s; 30s; 40s; 50s; and 60s and above.

The UK's best could do so much better    The Sunday Times' annual Best Companies to Work For list is ageist, argues Sharon Bolton of Lancaster University Management School.

Age-based statutory redundancy pay will be maintained    The government has announced that the variable multiplier for calculating statutory redundancy payments, based on age bands, will be retained when the age discrimination regulations come into force in October. The current age limits on statutory redundancy payments, however, will be removed.

October 2006: Age discrimination laws come into force    Access HR & Compliance Centre's extensive resources on preparing for the Age Regulations.

Preparing for age discrimination legislation    Leah de Vries advises employers on how to prepare for age discrimination legislation, coming into force on 1 October 2006.

The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (PDF format, 3MB)  Read the draft Regulations in full, on the DTI website.

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.

Age discrimination   Detailed legal guidance from HR & Compliance Centre's reference manual.

How to prepare for the forthcoming age discrimination legislation  Practical guidance from HR & Compliance Centre's How to service .