United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 29784
Older Workers: Discrimination
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6 February 2025
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12 February 2025 · Answer
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12 February 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) age discrimination and (b) ageism in the workplace.
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6 February 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) age discrimination and (b) ageism in the workplace.
Source: Commons
12 February 2025
Answer
The Government recognises the need to recruit on merit, irrespective of a persons' age. The 2010 Equality Act provides strong protection against direct and indirect age discrimination in employment, rendering it unlawful for employers to discriminate agai...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-06/29784
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1763197
- uk · wq-1763197 · source updated 12 February 2025