In that article, I set out legislative history of age discrimination and the arguments that can be used to raise such an issue by the back door.
Age discrimination continues to be politically sensitive.
This is the UN Year for Older People. Demographically, we live in an ageing population. Workers in their 50s and 60s remain healthy and able to work to a far greater extent than 10 years ago. The Code of Practice on Age Diversity in Employment was published, following a lengthy consultation period and even lengthier post-consultation period, on 16 th June 1999. That s not a burden, it is an opportunity.