Employment: Discrimination
The question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to tackle age discrimination in the workplace.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
Equality and opportunity for all are at the heart of the Government’s programme of national renewal and the UK has a strong history of protecting against direct and indirect discrimination. The Equality Act 2010 has protections that enable people to challenge age discrimination across a range of fields, including in the provision of services, employment and recruitment processes. Where age discrimination cannot be objectively justified and is unlawful, individuals can seek redress in the courts or, where relevant, at an employment tribunal.
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