The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006: A legitimisation of age discrimination in employment

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Sargeant, M. 2006. The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006: A legitimisation of age discrimination in employment. Industrial Law Journal. 35 (3), pp. 209-228. https://doi.org/10.1093/indlaw/dwl017
TypeArticle
TitleThe Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006: A legitimisation of age discrimination in employment
AuthorsSargeant, M.
Abstract

The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations, which implement the Framework Directive on Equal Treatment and Occupation, take effect in October 2006. Tackling age discrimination is seen to be a means of achieving a more diverse workforce, yet in trying to achieve this objective there have been compromises with the principle of non-discrimination. During the consultation exercises preceding the Regulations there have been important differences of approach between employers and trade unions. The Government has, mostly, adopted the approach supported by employers. The result is a set of Regulations, which, although an important step forward in tackling age discrimination, have numbers of exceptions which effectively legitimise some aspects of age discrimination at work.

PublisherOxford University Press (OUP)
JournalIndustrial Law Journal
ISSN0305-9332
Electronic1464-3669
Publication dates
Print01 Sep 2006
Publication process dates
Deposited10 Nov 2008
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1093/indlaw/dwl017
LanguageEnglish
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