Agediscrimination

Age discrimination law protects employees, workers and job applicants from being treated unfairly because of their age, whether that treatment favours younger or older people. It covers recruitment, promotion, training, benefits, redundancy selection and dismissal, among other areas of the employment relationship.

Unlike some other forms of discrimination, certain age-related treatment can be objectively justified where an employer can show a genuine business reason, but this is a high bar to meet. Employers should ensure policies, from recruitment adverts to retirement conversations, are reviewed to avoid unintended discriminatory practices.