| Our HR columnist (Lara Ashworth) |
Don't forget younger workers when assessing the impact of the forthcoming age legislation
Date: 08 December 2005
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| Six months to prepare for new age laws |
Regulations will be published at the end of March next year
Date: 08 December 2005
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| Age laws 'could stop people working past 65' |
CBI and Employers Forum on Age describe draft regulations as 'unclear and incomplete'
Date: 18 October 2005
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| A closer look at age |
CIPD-organised focus groups have been looking at the draft age regulations. What were their conclusions?
Date: 29 September 2005
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| Laws target redundant practices |
Employers will need to rethink their redundancy schemes in the light of the new regulations on age
Date: 01 September 2005
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| Iron out the finer details |
The proposed regulations on age don't tie employers up in red tape, but they don't tie down post-65 discrimination either
Date: 11 August 2005
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| New for old? |
The government's consultation on the new age laws will reassure employers, but there are fears it provides over-65s with less protection than they have now
Date: 28 July 2005
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| Standard EU age laws still far off |
Study reveals variations in interpretations of anti-discrimination directive
Date: 14 July 2005
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| The benefits of age |
New age legislation is looming. Could it uncover hidden discriminatory practices in your benefit scheme?
Date: 14 July 2005
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| Ready or not, here they come |
Employers will have little time to put their houses in order before the age discrimination ban comes into force
Date: 12 July 2005
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| Chip off the old block |
Legislation alone will not stop employers discriminating on the basis of age – attitudes need to change too, agreed experts at PM’s round-table debate on the issue
Date: 21 April 2005
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| Holding back the years |
Laws banning age discrimination will have a huge impact. To launch PM’s campaign for age diversity at work, we ask why employers aren’t more prepared
Date: 21 April 2005
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| Change minds, not just laws |
Legislation to stop employers discriminating on the basis of age will not work unless it is accompanied by culture change, according to experts
Date: 10 March 2005
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| New age philosophies |
Don’t wait for the new law on age discrimination to come into effect - start reviewing your practices now
Date: 13 January 2005
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| DTI keeps age law loophole |
Companies will still be able to discriminate on the grounds of age even when age discrimination legislation comes into force in 2006
Date: 09 December 2004
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| Staff may claim under age law |
Employers are more likely to face discrimination claims from younger workers than older workers
Date: 14 October 2004
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| Old-age tension |
Case law goes on… and on, but employers should overhaul policies now to gear up for an age-neutral workplace in two years’ time
Date: 30 September 2004
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| Older workers lose their appeal |
Court of Appeal upholds employer’s right to refuse to pay staff aged over 65 for unfair dismissal or redundancy
Date: 16 August 2004
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| Employers hit by age law delays |
Delays to age discrimination regulations could create problems for employers in meeting the 2006 deadline
Date: 20 May 2004
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| Benefits hit by age law |
The government is to consider exempting long-service awards and pensions from incoming age discrimination legislation
Date: 06 November 2003
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| Time to tackle age-old problem |
Legislation is a key element in the fight against age discrimination at work
Date: 26 June 2003
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| Do not consume until mature |
As ministers prepare to consult on age discrimination legislation, Mark Watson urges the government to give employers more direction and time
Date: 06 March 2003
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| Employers ignore tribunal extension of older workers’ rights |
HR professionals unaware of decision giving over 65s the right to claim unfair dismissal and redundancy, CIPD research shows
Date: 20 February 2003
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| The wonder years |
As the “grey” proportion of the population grows, the government is urging employers to make a voluntary stand against ageism at work before legislation forces them to do so
Date: 05 December 2002
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| The age of reason |
Employment protection for older workers by the back door? Paul Quain explains how a tribunal ruling has pre-empted future legislation
Date: 26 September 2002
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| Firms resist talks on age discrimination |
Employers have refused to take part in a second round of consultation on age discrimination legislation. Dominique Hammond reports
Date: 27 June 2002
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| EFA wants government to draft legislation on age discrimination |
Calls for legislation to be drawn up two years in advance
Date: 07 February 2002
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| Age-old wisdom |
New web site to help employers come to terms with new laws
Date: 27 December 2001
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| You’re old enough to know better |
James Davies looks forward to the government’s proposals for new legislation to combat age discrimination
Date: 27 December 2001
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| Why time waits for no employer |
Legislation outlawing age discrimination has been postponed, but the problem needs to be tackled now
Date: 30 August 2001
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| MP’s bill backs age-equality body |
Commission will combat discrimination in employment and service provision
Date: 26 July 2001
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| CIPD joins government in Age Positive campaign |
The initiative is part of a commitment to stamp out age discrimination before EU-imposed legislation comes into effect. Chris Taylor reports
Date: 05 April 2001
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| Age lobby dismayed as pension restrictions stay |
Current rules mean employees cannot continue to work part-time once they draw their pensions
Date: 22 March 2001
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| CIPD drafted into government task force on anti-ageism law |
Bid to ensure law, to be in place by 2006, is effective and workable
Date: 22 February 2001
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| Firms warned to act early on equal treatment directive |
Employers urged to change their recruitment practices now
Date: 07 December 2000
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| Britain given until 2006 to enact anti-ageism law |
EU member states determine whether Article 13 will be introduced while opinions differ in Britain
Date: 26 October 2000
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| Age discrimination |
Contract terms should be interpreted together
Date: 20 July 2000
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| Youth fall prey to ageism |
The EFA are asking the government to pass legislation to combat discrimination
Date: 06 July 2000
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| Ministers in rethink on ageism legislation |
As the government’s voluntary code of practice on age diversity nears its first anniversary, many employers are resigning themselves to the advent of a law on ageism
Date: 11 May 2000
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| Age code needs legal backing |
Anti-ageist legislation could be used in employment tribunals
Date: 16 March 2000
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| Enter the age of diversity |
Dianah Worman, IPD adviser on equal opportunities, applauds the government’s new
voluntary code of practice aimed at tackling age discrimination at work
Date: 15 July 1999
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| Anti-ageism protagonists divided on voluntary code |
A new code of practice exhorts – but does not force – employers to stop discriminating on grounds of age
Date: 30 June 1999
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| The age of forgetfulness |
The government has at long last issued its Code of Practice on Age Diversity in Employment. But the document falls far short of the interventions once promised
Date: 30 June 1999
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| Ageism row takes legal twist |
Ministers are undecided as to whether the bill should be statutory or non-statutory
Date: 26 November 1998
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| New code aims to tackle ageism in the workplace |
A new government report has paved the way for a voluntary approach, despite calls for legislation
Date: 03 September 1998
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| Time on their side |
In our second article on the new draft working time regulations, Olga Aikin describes the special provisions for young employees
Date: 14 May 1998
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| Legal challenge |
Self-regulation over age discrimination is insufficient
Date: 05 March 1998
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| Selection for redundancy |
Olga Aikin rounds up the latest developments in employment case law
Date: 05 March 1998
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| Dismissals age limit ‘unlawful’ |
An industrial tribunal has rejected an age limit barring over-65s from claiming unfair dismissal, ruling that British law was incompatible with the Treaty of Rome
Date: 19 February 1998
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| Labour shifts policy over voluntary code on ageism |
The government’s decision not to introduce an ageism law has pleased the IPD but angered some critics
Date: 05 February 1998
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| Diverse advantages |
Companies stand to gain as much as their staff if they seize the initiative and include their equal opportunities policies and aims in their annual reports
Date: 08 January 1998
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| Ageist language may be outlawed by MPs |
Private member’s bill likely to contain a clause banning ageist words and phrases
Date: 26 June 1997
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| Parliament asked to back anti-ageism bill |
Campaigners seeking a ban on age limits in job advertisements have found a new MP to champion their cause
Date: 12 June 1997
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| Age groups cheered by Labour vow |
Age discrimination campaigners are pinning their hopes for a bill on ambitious MPs and the luck of the draw
Date: 29 May 1997
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| Labour ducks pledge to pass ageism law |
Campaigning groups have sworn to hold Labour to its anti-ageist legislation promises should it win the election
Date: 17 April 1997
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| Ageism law opposed |
Most employers opposed to legislation that would outlaw age discrimination
Date: 06 February 1997
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| Managers fight ageism |
Seven out of 10 support restrictions on age stipulations in job ads
Date: 18 April 1996
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| Ageism will be illegal ‘by 1999’ |
David Winnick’s failed attempt to ban ageist job adverts has not been in vain, writes Jane Pickard
Date: 22 February 1996
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| ‘Ageism laws have no effect’ |
Study found no evidence to show that legislation against ageism is successful
Date: 01 August 1994
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| Age limits criticised |
Employment minister attacks European Commission and other large private and public sector organisations which impose age limits on employees
Date: 01 February 1994
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| The case for legislation on age discrimination |
Exhortation and voluntary effort alone will not be enough to eliminate age discrimination
Date: 01 May 1993
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| Minister says ageism is ‘absurd’ |
But IPA and IPM Recruitment Industry Awards told that legislation is not the answer
Date: 01 June 1992
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| A full agenda on equal opportunities |
EC action on equal opportunities is concerned primarily with promoting equality between men and women, although initiatives are also under way to combat discrimination against the disabled, ethnic minorities and older people. Cherry Mill, the IPM’s manager for European Community affairs, outlines the main initiatives that have been and are being taken by the EC to promote equal opportunities at work between men and women in the community
Date: 01 August 1990
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| New call for ban on ‘ageism’ |
Campaign Against Age Discrimination in Employment launched
Date: 01 October 1989
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| New group to campaign for action to help over-50 jobless |
Employers are prejudiced against the middle-aged, claims report
Date: 01 April 1988
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