The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006

Statutory Instruments 2006 No. 1031

Author:

Great Britain

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, which came into force on October 1st 2006, make 'ageism', discrimination on the grounds of age, unlawful and has been described as the most significant revision of employment law in 30 years.

Among other provisions, the new legislation makes it unlawful to:

• Specify that candidates for employment should be above or below an given age

• Discriminate against workers under the age of 65 on the grounds of age

• Make someone redundant or bar someone from promotion because they are too old or too young

• Dismiss an employee or deny them the training opportunities on the basis of age

The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006: SI 2006/1031, supersedes the draft SI (ISBN 0110742664). EC note: These Regulations implement Council Directive 2000/78/EC, establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment.

Extent	68 pages	ISBN	9780110744605
Size	A4	Price	£19.35
Format	Paperback	Published	10 Apr 2006
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