Age discrimination occurs when someone treats a person less favorably due to that person’s age.
Age discrimination in employment can affect anybody no matter how old they are. The law applies to discrimination in employment and in training and education. This includes access to help and guidance, recruitment, promotion, development, termination, perks and pay. As well as employers it also applies to providers of vocational training, trade unions, professional associations, employer organizations and trustees, and managers of occupational pension schemes.
The age discrimination regulations do not however apply to goods and services, so as an example insurance companies and health care providers will be able to continue to discriminate on the basis of age.
Age discrimination can take many forms but follows the same pattern as other forms of discrimination law in the UK…
Direct and indirect discrimination are unlawful UNLESS the employer can justify the discrimination. To do so the employer must show that it is a proportionate (appropriate and necessary) way of achieving a legitimate aim.
Harassment and victimisation will always be unlawful.
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