Understanding age discrimination legislation

If you’re not sure what the Age Discrimination legislation, which came into effect in October, means for your business and employment practises then new guidance by the Advisory, Concilliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) could point you in the right direction. The guidance – Age and The Workplace – covers all the key issues of the legislation, including:

• Training
• Equal opportunities
• Recruitment
• Promotion
• Performance
• Appraisals
• Sickness pay
• Conditions
• Benefits
• Redundancy
• Benefits
• Retirement.

The guidance can be downloaded for free on the website or is available from its publications order line on 08702 429090.