Less Age Discrimination By Employers
Department for Work And Pensions Press Release
7 August 2007
The attitudes of employers toward older workers are changing. Nine out of ten companies now claim they will not discriminate
The attitudes of employers toward older workers are changing, according to a new Government survey of 2,000 employers.
Increased awareness of new age discrimination laws, which came into force last October, has prompted employers to review their recruitment, retirement and selection practices, and to reconsider fixed retirement age policies. Nine out of ten companies interviewed now claim they will not discriminate.
This new awareness by employers is partly due to the Government's 'Be Ready' initiative