Age Discrimination – understanding the law

From October 1st 2006 new Age Discrimination Laws came into effect, specifically the Employment Equality (AGE) Regulations 2006. Jenrick CPI is fully aware and compliant with these regulations and can offer additional advice to our clients.

Click on the following link to go straight to the ACAS website and find several resources and PDF’s to help you understand the law in greater depth. Click here to go to the ACAS website.

In summary the The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 make it unlawful to discriminate against employees, job seekers and trainees because of their age. This includes direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation. The regulations also:

• removed upper age limits on unfair dismissal and redundancy
• introduced a national default retirement age of 65, making compulsory retirement below 65 unlawful unless objectively justified
• gave all employees the right to request to work beyond 65 or any other retirement age set by the company

For additional employer information, regarding the Age Discrimination Law, just click on the following link, which will direct you to the Shout 99 website.